Mastering Python Networking

Python extension for ntop

We can use Python to extend ntop through the ntop web server. The ntop web server can execute Python scripts. At a high level, the scripts will perform the following:

• Methods to access the state of ntop
• The Python CGI module to process forms and URL parameters
• Making templates that generate dynamic HTML pages
• Each Python script can read from stdin and print out stdout/stderr
• The stdout script is the returned HTTP page

There are several resources that come in handy with the Python integration. Under the web interface, you can click on About | Show Configuration to see the Python interpreter version as well as the directory for your Python script:

Python Version

You can also check the various directories where the ...