nmap and print(nm.csv()) help needed to print out to csv.file

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I need you help with nmap script and printing the output to csv file. When I run the script and finish it with print(nm.csv()) I got the following results displayed which is what I want first place:

host;hostname;hostname_type;protocol;port;name;state;product;extrainfo;reason;version;conf;cpe
82.214.228.176;176.228.214.82.in-addr.arpa;PTR;tcp;21;ftp;open;;;syn-ack;;3;
82.214.228.176;176.228.214.82.in-addr.arpa;PTR;tcp;22;ssh;open;;;syn-ack;;3;
82.214.228.176;176.228.214.82.in-addr.arpa;PTR;tcp;53;domain;open;;;syn-ack;;3;
82.214.228.176;176.228.214.82.in-addr.arpa;PTR;tcp;80;http;open;;;syn-ack;;3;

But my question is how to get this redirected or to create a csv file on the same Directory from where I run the script or maybe in a path. Thanks in advance!

Smart Manoj · Answer 1 · 2017-08-14T03:44:11.567

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print (nm.csv(),file=open('a.csv','w'))

Edited:

You can use the print_function to get the print() behaviour from python3 in python2:

from __future__ import print_function

edited Aug 14 '17 at 03:44

answered Aug 13 '17 at 14:31

Smart Manoj

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Hey Smart, i am getting syntax error: File "test2.py", line 22 print (nm.csv(),file=open('a.csv','w')) ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax – Ivan Madolev Aug 13 '17 at 16:43

Martin Alonso · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-13T14:51:30.297

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You could declare a function like this one

def save_csv_data(nm_csv, path='.'):
    with open(path + '/output.csv', 'w') as output:
        output.write(nm_csv)

then by passing an argument you could specify another path to save the file, or otherwise, use the same directory as the script:

if (len(sys.argv) > 1 and sys.argv[1]):
    save_csv_data(nm.csv(), path=sys.argv[1])
else:
    save_csv_data(nm.csv())

Edit: also remember to import sys

I also would suggest you, if you decide to use arguments, use a module like argparse.

edited Aug 13 '17 at 14:51

answered Aug 13 '17 at 14:35

Martin Alonso

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Thank you Martin! – Ivan Madolev Aug 13 '17 at 16:12
I got it! :) Thank you so much Martin! – Ivan Madolev Aug 13 '17 at 16:57
@IvanMadolev could you add more code to your question? Maybe it can help to solve your problem, thank you! – Martin Alonso Aug 13 '17 at 16:59
you're welcome! You can accept the answer if you think this solution works for you! :) Also kudos to @SmartManoj as his solution is valid to print the information to a file. – Martin Alonso Aug 13 '17 at 17:04
Use the function should add output.close() in the function,if not,the connection could not be closed easily. – chunjin Oct 21 '17 at 14:31
this solution did not work for me, as my CSV is comming out with ;; and some times ;;; – Chop Labalagun Jun 15 '20 at 04:10

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