Pycap

Pycap is a c extension for python, it connects python and libpcap. Now, python can capture ethernet packets from pcap.

Version

0.1

Tech

Pycap uses a number of open source projects to work properly:

• [uthash] - A hash lib in C.

Installation

You need to install libpcap first. Download it from http://www.tcpdump.org/ and install it in your system. Pycap tests with libpcap v1.6.2 in Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04. Pycap supports Python3.2 later. (Tests in v3.2 and v3.4)

Compile pycap C extension.

$ gcc -I/usr/include/python3.4 -c pycap.c -o pycap.o
$ gcc -shared pycap.o -L/usr/local/lib -o pycap.so -lpcap

Or you can install it in your system.

$ sudo python3 setup.py install

Run

$ ./cap.py eth0 eth1

Now, you capture packets from interface eth0 and eth1 and save in files (eth0.raw, eth1.raw). Type 'stop' to stop capturing.

Todo's

• not sure

License

GPLv2