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Remove WiFi Connection

Description​

The remove_wifi_connection function deletes a Wi-Fi connection using the provided SSID.

Function Signature:​

def remove_wifi_connection(ssid: str) -> None:

Parameters​

  • ssid (str): The SSID (name) of the Wi-Fi connection to be removed.

Returns​

  • None

Example Usage​

Here’s an example of how the function works:

remove_wifi_connection('HomeNetwork')

Example Output:​

Removed existing connection: HomeNetwork

Code​

import subprocess

def remove_wifi_connection(ssid: str) -> None:
    
    try:
        subprocess.run(['sudo', 'nmcli', 'connection', 'delete', ssid], check=True)
        print(f"Removed existing connection: {ssid}")
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as ex:
        print(f"Failed to remove connection: {ssid}. It might not exist.")

Errors and Exceptions​

  • This function uses subprocess.run() to execute the nmcli command. If the Wi-Fi connection is not found, or if there's an issue with permissions, a subprocess.CalledProcessError will be raised.