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aiodiscover

library3.3.2pypypi✓ verified 83d ago

Async host discovery via ARP and PTR lookup, used primarily in home automation projects like Home Assistant. Current version: 2.7.1. Release cadence: frequent, every few months.

http-networking

pip install aiodiscover

github ↗package ↗docs ↗changelog ↗

INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · AIODISCOVER

aiodiscover

http-networkingpythonv3.3.2

Install

6.1s avg

Import

—

Disk

24MB

Pass rate

9/ 10

Env Coverage9 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v3.3.2 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

glibc

py 3.10

✓ —

✓ 6.3s

py 3.11

✓ —

✓ 6s

py 3.12

✓ —

✓ 5.7s

py 3.13

✓ —

✓ 5.2s

py 3.9

✕ build_error

✓ 7.3s

24MB installed

● package 24MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

DiscoverHosts

✓ from aiodiscover import DiscoverHosts

✗ from aiodiscover import AIODiscover

Discover all hosts on the local network using ARP and PTR lookup.

import asyncio from aiodiscover import AIODiscover async def main(): discover = AIODiscover() hosts = await discover.async_discover() print(hosts) asyncio.run(main())

Debug

Known issues

breakingv2.7.0 changed DNSResolver to a single shared instance – code relying on separate resolvers per call may break.

fix

Rely on internal resolver management; do not instantiate multiple AIODiscover objects.

affects: >=2.7.0

gotchaRequires root/sudo on Linux to send ARP packets via raw socket.

fix

Run script with sudo, or use Docker with NET_ADMIN capability.

affects: all

deprecatedasync_timeout is required only for Python <3.11; it's optional for 3.11+.

fix

For Python >=3.11, no extra needed; for older versions, install async_timeout.

affects: >=2.2.2

Upgrade

Version history

3.3.2latest on PyPI · released Jun 13, 2026

Audit

Dependencies

dnspythonrequiredDNS resolution (PTR lookups)

async-timeoutoptionalTimeout handling (only for Python <3.11)

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/bluetooth-devices/aiodiscover ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/aiodiscover/ ↗

docshttps://aiodiscover.readthedocs.io ↗

changeloghttps://github.com/bluetooth-devices/aiodiscover/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md ↗