WIP_scannerData.py

import subprocess
import re

# pipe stdout from subprocess to a string
process = subprocess.run(["airport", "en0", "--scan"],
                         check=True,
                         stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                         universal_newlines=True)
# Split string by rows
processRows = process.stdout.split("\n")

# Make 2 empty lists for the network names and strengths
networklist = []
networkStrenght = []


# Parse by 2 or more spaces and build dicts:
for item in processRows:
    splitData = re.split(r'\s{2,}', item)
    if len(splitData) > 1:
        networklist.append(splitData[1])
        networkStrenght.append(splitData[2])


# Remove first item, which is the header
networklist.pop(0)
networkStrenght.pop(0)

# Utility function to join 2 lists into a dict:


def makeDict(list1, list2):
    dict = {}
    for i in range(len(list1)):
        dict[list1[i]] = list2[i]
    return dict

# Make a dict from the lists:


networks = makeDict(networklist, networkStrenght)

# Print the dict:
for key, value in networks.items():
    print(key, value)