Method show

scapy/interfaces.py:331–361

Print list of available network interfaces in human readable form :param print_result: print the results if True, else return it :param hidden: if True, also displays invalid interfaces

(self, print_result=True, hidden=False, **kwargs)

            self.data[ifname] = NetworkInterface(InterfaceProvider(), data)

    def show(self, print_result=True, hidden=False, **kwargs):
        # type: (bool, bool, **Any) -> Optional[str]
        """
        Print list of available network interfaces in human readable form

        :param print_result: print the results if True, else return it
        :param hidden: if True, also displays invalid interfaces
        """
        res = defaultdict(list)
        for iface_name in sorted(self.data):
            dev = self.data[iface_name]
            if not hidden and not dev.is_valid():
                continue
            prov = dev.provider
            res[(prov.headers, prov.header_sort)].append(
                (prov.name,) + prov._format(dev, **kwargs)
            )
        output = ""
        for key in res:
            hdrs, sortBy = key
            output += pretty_list(
                res[key],
                [("Source",) + hdrs],
                sortBy=sortBy
            ) + "\n"
        output = output[:-1]
        if print_result:
            print(output)
            return None
        else:
            return output

    def __repr__(self):
        # type: () -> str