Automatic_MAC_Address_changer.py

import subprocess
import optparse

def get_arguments():
    parser = optparse.OptionParser()
    parser.add_option("-i", "--interface", dest="interface", help="Interface to change its MAC address")
    parser.add_option("-m", "--mac", dest="new_mac", help="New MAC address")
    (options, arguments)= parser.parse_args()
    if not options.interface:
        parser.error("[.] Please specify an interface, use --help for more info.")
    elif not options.new_mac:
        parser.error("[.] Please specify an new MAC, use --help for more info.")
    return options



def change_mac(interface, new_mac):
    print("[+] Changing MAC address for " + interface + "to new MAC " + new_mac)
    subprocess.call(["ifconfig", interface, "down"])
    subprocess.call(["ifconfig", interface, "hw", "ether", new_mac])
    subprocess.call(["ifconfig", interface, "up"])




#interface = input("interface (wlan0, wlan8 etc) >")
#new_mac=input("new mac of ur choice >")

options=get_arguments()
change_mac(options.interface, options.new_mac)


'''
subprocess.call("ifconfig"+interface +"down", shell=True)
   # in windows its equivalent is ipconfig
subprocess.call("ifconfig"+ interface+" hw ether"+new_mac, shell=True)
   #changing the mac to 00:11:22:44:55:99(my choice id)
subprocess.call("ifconfig"+interface +"up", shell=True)

# the above approach can allow a user to hack our program, so we r gonna restrict that
'''