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Andrés Muñoz
Asked: 2020-12-14 12:15:24 +0800 CST 2020-12-14 12:15:24 +0800 CST

What module can I use to detect and connect to Wi-Fi networks around?

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The general idea of ​​what I want to do is to connect to a Wi-Fi network but from Python and I was wondering what is the most recommended module to achieve this functionality, preferably a solution for OSX, the modules I found do not have a very clear documentation I am looking for something easy to use.

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  1. Best Answer

    You just mention that your goal is to connect. Doing a little research I found wirelessthat it seems to be easier to use than wifi(at least for the connection issue). Its last update is a few months ago.

    Using Linux:

    $ sudo pip install wireless

    In the documentation they don't mention a way to list available Wi-Fi networks. But, for example, I have a network called DEPART_301:

    >>> from wireless import Wireless
>>> wireless = Wireless()
>>> wireless.interface()
'wlan0'
>>> wireless.connect(ssid='DEPART_301', password='******')
True

    I was connected to another network from the building I live in and was able to switch from network DEPART_401to network just DEPART_301fine.

    If you want to list the available networks maybe you can mix it with the module wifi:

    $ sudo pip install wifi

    To list available networks:

    >>> from wifi import Cell
>>> for cell in Cell.all('wlan0'): print cell.ssid
DEPART_301
DEPART_401
DPTO402
MEGHAN202020
NAT
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