PyPcapPy

A Pure Python3 PcapNg reader

Use

with PcapNgFile('file_name.pcapng.gz') as pcap_file:
  for packet in pcap_file.packets:
    print(packet)

Why not pypcap or pypcapfile?

• Pure python
  • Will work on CPython, PyPy, Jpython or whatever
• Python 3
  • No legacy packet data as strings
• PcapNG
  • Only support for the new next gen format
• Gzip
  • Build in support for both *.pcapng and *.pcapng.gz files

Downloads

• Source tar.gz via GitHub
• PyPI

Links

• http://www.winpcap.org/ntar/draft/PCAP-DumpFileFormat.html