python-pytun Linux TUN/TAP wrapper for Python
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Python library Python TUN TAP TUN/TAP wrapper

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pytun is a Python library which let you create TUN/TAP device very easily.Installation and DependenciesInstall pytun with pip install python-pytun or download this archive, decompress it and execute python setup.py install. As pytun is a C module you will need a compiler (e.g GCC) and the Python developpement headers installed on your system (e.g on Debian-like distribution check that build-essential and python-dev are present). There are no dependencies other than the Python Standard Library.ExamplesNOTE: On most distributions you will need to be root to run these examples.To create a TUN device:from pytun import TunTapDevicetun = TunTapDevice()To create a TAP device:from pytun import TunTapDevice, IFF_TAPtap = TunTapDevice(flags=IFF_TAP)To create a TUN/TAP device with a custom name use the name keyword:tun = TunTapDevice(name='mytun')You can get/set some parameters of the device directly:print tun.nametun.addr = '10.8.0.1'tun.dstaddr = '10.8.0.2'tun.netmask = '255.255.255.0'tun.mtu = 1500To read/write to the device, use the methods read(size) and write(buf):buf = tun.read(tun.mtu)tun.write(buf)When when you are done with a device, close it:tun.close()You can also use TunTapDevice objects with all functions that expect a fileno() method (e.g select())Product's homepage

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