wlan-stat.py

#!/usr/bin/python3

import subprocess
from pathlib import Path

wnic = "wlp61s0"

cmd_ssid = subprocess.Popen(['nmcli | grep "connected to" | awk \'{print $4}\''], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, shell=True)
ssid = cmd_ssid.stdout.read().decode('utf-8').strip('\n')

cmd_ap = subprocess.Popen(['nmcli -f BSSID,ACTIVE dev wifi list | awk \'$2 ~ /yes/ {print $1}\''], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, shell=True)
ap = cmd_ap.stdout.read().decode('utf-8').strip('\n').lower()

cmd_rssi = subprocess.Popen(['cat /proc/net/wireless | grep ' + wnic + ' | cut -d " " -f 7 | head -c 3'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, shell=True)
rssi = cmd_rssi.stdout.read().decode('utf-8')
rssi = rssi.strip('\n')

cmd_ch = subprocess.Popen(['sudo iwlist ' + wnic + ' frequency |  grep Current | awk \'{print $5}\' | sed s/[^0-9]*//g'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, shell=True)
ch = cmd_ch.stdout.read().decode('utf-8')
ch = ch.strip('\n')

cmd_mcs = subprocess.Popen(['sudo iw ' + wnic + ' station dump | grep "tx bitrate" | awk \'{print $6}\''], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, shell=True)
mcs_tx = cmd_mcs.stdout.read().decode('utf-8')
mcs_tx = mcs_tx.strip('\n')

qam = {0: 'BPSK', 1: 'QPSK', 2: 'QPSK', 3: '16-QAM', 4: '16-QAM', 5: '64-QAM', 6: '64-QAM', 7: '64-QAM', 8: '256-QAM', 9: '256-QAM'}
mcs_tx = qam[int(mcs_tx)]



cmd_ht = subprocess.Popen(['sudo iw dev | grep -i ' + wnic + ' -A 10 | grep -w "width: [0-9]*" | awk \'{print $6}\''], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, shell=True)
ht = cmd_ht.stdout.read().decode('utf-8')
ht = ht.strip('\n')

# Find name of AP
home = str(Path.home())
try:
    f = open(home + "/.config/polybar/ap_list.csv", "r")
    data = f.readlines()
    for line in data:
        line = line.strip('\n').lower()
        ap_name, mac = line.split(",")

        if ap[:16] == mac[:16]:
            ap = ap_name
            break
except IOError:
    pass

print(ssid + ", " + rssi + " dBm, Ch " + ch + ", MCS: " + mcs_tx + ", HT" + ht + " @ " + ap)