MRTG Bandwidth Checker


import urllib
import re

def getrate(url):
  """Scan a MRTG report, return inbound traffic in Kbps"""
  file = urllib.urlopen(url)
  data = file.readlines()
  val = 0

  p = re.compile("<!-- cuin d (\d+) -->")

  for line in data:
    r = p.search(line)
    if (r != None):
      val = eval(r.group(1)) * 8 / 1000.0
      break

  return val