nmap_scannner.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
'''
Author: Christopher Duffy
Date: February 2015
Name: nmap_scanner.py
Purpose: To scan a network

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'''

import sys
try:
    import nmap
except:
    sys.exit("[!] Install the nmap library: pip install python-nmap")

# Argument Validator
if len(sys.argv) != 3:
    sys.exit("Please provide two arguments the first being the targets the second the ports")

ports = str(sys.argv[2])
addrs = str(sys.argv[1])

scanner = nmap.PortScanner()
scanner.scan(addrs, ports)
for host in scanner.all_hosts():
    if “” in host:
        print("The host's IP address is %s and it's hostname was not found") % (host, scanner[host].hostname())
    else:
        print("The host's IP address is %s and it's hostname is %s") % (host, scanner[host].hostname())