#!/usr/bin/python import subprocess import re url = 'google.co.uk' ps = subprocess.Popen('ping -c 1 %s | tail -1 | awk \'{print $4}\' | cut -d \'/\' -f 2' % url, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE) ping = re.sub(r'[^0-9.]', '', str(ps.stdout.read())) print('Ping %sms' % ping) print('Ping %sms' % ping) if float(ping) > 100: print('#FF0000') elif float(ping) > 50: print('#DDDD00') else: print('#00FF00')