Test internet connection

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I don't like to use subprocess.

is there some knowledge base around this that i do not have?

Yes subprocess is top secret stuff :silenced: 

import subprocess

website = "google.com"
ping = subprocess.Popen(["ping", website], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
out, error = ping.communicate()
print(out.decode('utf-8'))

Output:
Pinging google.com [193.212.4.59] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 193.212.4.59: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=60
Reply from 193.212.4.59: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=60
Reply from 193.212.4.59: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=60
Reply from 193.212.4.59: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=60

Ping statistics for 193.212.4.59:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 11ms, Maximum = 14ms, Average = 12ms