NetDisco is a Python 3 library to discover local devices and services. It allows to scan on demand or offer a service that will scan the network in the background in a set interval.
Current methods of scanning:
- mDNS (includes Chromecast, Homekit)
- uPnP
- Plex Media Server using Good Day Mate protocol
- Logitech Media Server discovery protocol
- Daikin discovery protocol
- Web OS discovery protocol
It is the library that powers the device discovery within Home Assistant.
Netdisco is available on PyPi. Install using pip3 install netdisco.
From command-line:
python3 -m netdisco
# To see all raw data:
python3 -m netdisco dumpIn your script:
import time
from netdisco.discovery import NetworkDiscovery
netdis = NetworkDiscovery()
netdis.scan()
for dev in netdis.discover():
print(dev, netdis.get_info(dev))
netdis.stop()Will result in a list of discovered devices and their most important information:
DLNA ['http://192.168.1.1:8200/rootDesc.xml', 'http://192.168.1.150:32469/DeviceDescription.xml']
google_cast [('Living Room.local.', 8009)]
philips_hue ['http://192.168.1.2:80/description.xml']
belkin_wemo ['http://192.168.1.10:49153/setup.xml']