Add extra hosts feature

README.md

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 A Python script to check internet uptime by pinging DNS servers.
 
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 ## Prerequisites
 
-For running with python, follow the below steps. Otherwise, I've also compiled it into an exe that you can point and click to run, so that is an alternative as well, though it might not be as consistent as the .py script. This has been tested to work on windows 10, 11, and Ubuntu. 
+For running with python, follow the below steps. Otherwise, I've also compiled it into an exe that you can point and click to run, though I recommend the .py script, since the .exe might not be as consistent as the original. This has been tested to work on windows 10, 11, and Ubuntu. 
 
 1. **Python**: Make sure Python is installed on your computer, version 3.10 or up
    - Download from: https://www.python.org/downloads/ make sure to check the box that says to add it to your "PATH".
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 ``` 
 
 2. **Git** (Optional - Choose one method below):
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    - **With Git:**
      - Install Git from: https://git-scm.com/downloads
      - Clone: 
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 ```
    - **Without Git:**
      - Click the green "Code" button on GitHub
-     - Select "Download ZIP"
-     - Extract the ZIP file
+     - Select "Download ZIP", then extract the downloaded file
 
 ## Running the Script
 
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 Output while running should look something like this:
 ```
                       Quad9            Cloudflare       Google
-2024-10-19 14:12:56 - ✅ 53.08 ms      ✅ 51.03 ms      ✅ 49.53 ms
-2024-10-19 14:12:59 - ✅ 54.06 ms      ✅ 48.04 ms      ✅ 61.24 ms
-2024-10-19 14:13:02 - ✅ 51.64 ms      ✅ 49.06 ms      ✅ 47.54 ms
-2024-10-19 14:13:05 - ✅ 52.53 ms      ✅ 48.53 ms      ✅ 50.10 ms
-2024-10-19 14:13:09 - ✅ 52.23 ms      ✅ 49.17 ms      ✅ 46.52 ms
-2024-10-19 14:13:12 - ✅ 51.81 ms      ✅ 48.03 ms      ✅ 48.54 ms
-2024-10-19 14:13:15 - ✅ 51.53 ms      ✅ 48.02 ms      ✅ 49.08 ms
-2024-10-19 14:13:18 - ✅ 52.62 ms      ✅ 48.02 ms      ✅ 48.92 ms
-2024-10-19 14:13:21 - ✅ 52.55 ms      ✅ 48.54 ms      ✅ 47.01 ms
-2024-10-19 14:13:25 - ✅ 264.02 ms     ✅ 62.03 ms      ✅ 70.94 ms
-2024-10-19 14:13:28 - ✅ 52.12 ms      ✅ 48.03 ms      ✅ 48.57 ms
 2024-10-19 14:13:31 - ✅ 52.55 ms      ✅ 66.36 ms      ✅ 52.02 ms
 2024-10-19 14:13:34 - ✅ 52.03 ms      ✅ 48.51 ms      ✅ 47.41 ms
 2024-10-19 14:13:41 - ❌               ✅ 48.56 ms      ✅ 47.54 ms
 2024-10-19 14:13:44 - ✅ 51.51 ms      ✅ 50.07 ms      ✅ 48.00 ms
 2024-10-19 14:13:47 - ✅ 71.09 ms      ✅ 75.09 ms      ✅ 71.58 ms
-2024-10-19 14:13:50 - ✅ 52.67 ms      ✅ 48.10 ms      ✅ 48.03 ms
 
 
 Host    | Uptime  | Average  | Low      | High
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 2024-10-19 16:34:30 - ✅ 53.58 ms      ✅ 49.60 ms      ✅ 47.72 ms
 2024-10-19 16:34:33 - ✅ 52.66 ms      ✅ 49.94 ms      ✅ 46.73 ms
 2024-10-19 16:34:36 - ✅ 56.55 ms      ✅ 52.60 ms      ✅ 58.75 ms
-2024-10-19 16:34:39 - ✅ 52.66 ms      ✅ 49.94 ms      ✅ 46.73 ms
-2024-10-19 16:34:42 - ✅ 56.55 ms      ✅ 52.60 ms      ✅ 58.75 ms
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 Host    | Uptime | Average  | Low      | High
 --------+--------+----------+----------+---------
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 2024-10-19 16:33:24 | 2024-10-19 16:34:27 | 63.17s (1.05 minutes)
 ```
 
+As it runs, it also writes the output to a .log file in the same directory that it was ran from.
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 You can also add your own hosts to ping by using the `--extra-hosts` or `e` flag when 
 it's ran in the command line, giving each host's address and name. 
 For example, 
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 ```uptime.exe -e 8.8.4.4 GoogleDNS 208.67.222.222 "Another Host"```
 
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 Note that if using Windows 10 or below, the emojis are replaced by [✓] and [X].
 
 
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 - For help, create an issue on GitHub
 
 
+If you find this tool useful, consider giving it a ⭐ on GitHub to help others discover it!
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 ## License
 This project is licensed under the Apache NON-AI License, Version 2.0 - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE.txt) file for details