Python. Wi-Fi. Ubuntu

import NetworkManager
import urllib2
import time
from wifi import *
 
# [url]https://github.com/seveas/python-networkmanager/blob/master/n-m[/url]
 
        
def availableConnections():
    list = NetworkManager.Settings.ListConnections()
    return dict([(c.GetSettings()['connection']['id'], c) for c in list])
 
def list_():
    active = [x.Connection.GetSettings()['connection']['id']
              for x in NetworkManager.NetworkManager.ActiveConnections]
    connections = [(x.GetSettings()['connection']['id'], x.GetSettings()['connection']['type'])
                   for x in NetworkManager.Settings.ListConnections()]
    fmt = "%%s %%-%ds %%s" % max([len(x[0]) for x in connections])
    for conn in sorted(connections):
        prefix = '* ' if conn[0] in active else ' '
        print(fmt % (prefix, conn[0], conn[1]))
        
#     for conn in sorted(active):
#         prefix = '* ' if conn[0] in active else ' '
#         print(fmt % (prefix, conn[0], conn[1]))
 
def activeConnections():
    list = NetworkManager.NetworkManager.ActiveConnections
    return dict([(c.Connection.GetSettings()['connection']['id'], c) for c in list])     
     
def wirelessDevice():
    list = NetworkManager.NetworkManager.GetDevices()
    return [dev for dev in list if dev.DeviceType == NetworkManager.NM_DEVICE_TYPE_WIFI][0]
 
 
def deactivateConnections():
    for connection in activeConnections().values():
        NetworkManager.NetworkManager.DeactivateConnection(connection)
 
def activateConnection(ssid):
    if not NetworkManager.NetworkManager.NetworkingEnabled:
        NetworkManager.NetworkManager.Enable(True)
    deactivateConnections()
    connections = availableConnections()
    if ssid not in connections:
        raise Exception('invalid connection name')
    connection = connections.get(ssid)
    device = wirelessDevice()
    NetworkManager.NetworkManager.ActivateConnection(connection, device, "/")
    
def download(url):
    req = urllib2.urlopen(url)
    req.read()
     
def benchmarkDownload(url):
    start = time.time()
    print "start", start
    download(url)
    end = time.time()
    print "end", end
    return end - start
   
 
 
ssidsToConnect = ['eduroam', 'eduroam']
 
url = 'http://london.futurehosting.com/test.zip'
# url = 'https://www.google.com/images/srpr/logo11w.png'
 
waitingTime = 6   # Allows time for boot and for the machine to settle
list_()
# for ssid in ssidsToConnect:
#     deactivateConnections()
#     activateConnection(ssid)
#     time.sleep(waitingTime)
#     timeDifference = benchmarkDownload(url)
#     print ssid
#     print "network \"%s\" downloaded file in %d seconds" % (ssid, timeDifference)