A comparison of Linux iwlist vs Python WiFi iwlist.py. iwlist is the baseline to which iwlist.py must match-up.
| Feature | iwconfig | iwconfig.py | Version | Note |
| usage message | yes | yes | close match, not exact | |
| scanning | yes | |||
| frequency | yes | yes | exact match | |
| channel | yes | yes | exact match | |
| bitrate | yes | |||
| rate | yes | |||
| encryption | yes | yes | close | |
| keys | yes | yes | close | |
| power | yes | yes | close | |
| txpower | yes | no | ||
| retry | yes | no | ||
| ap | yes | no | ||
| accesspoints | yes | no | ||
| peers | yes | no | ||
| events | yes | no | ||
| auth | yes | no | ||
| wpakeys | yes | no | ||
| genie | yes | no | ||
| modulation | yes | no |
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Last Update: March 17, 2015