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+import argparse
+from pythonping import ping
+def perform_ping(target, count=4):
+    """Performs ICMP pings and displays the responses"""
+    responses = ping(target, count=count)
+    
+    # Display ping results
+    print(f"Ping results for {target}:")
+    min_rtt = float('inf')
+    max_rtt = 0
+    total_rtt = 0
+    for response in responses:
+        if response.success:
+            rtt = response.time_elapsed_ms
+            total_rtt += rtt
+            if rtt < min_rtt:
+                min_rtt = rtt
+            if rtt > max_rtt:
+                max_rtt = rtt
+            print(f"Reply from {response.message.source}, {len(response.message.packet.raw)} bytes in {response.time_elapsed_ms}ms")
+            # Extracted attributes: source, packet, time_elapsed_ms
+        else:
+            print(f"Request timed out")
+    
+    # Calculate and display RTT statistics
+    if len(responses) > 0:
+        avg_rtt = total_rtt / len(responses)
+        print(f"\nRound Trip Times min/avg/max is {min_rtt:.2f}/{avg_rtt:.2f}/{max_rtt:.2f} ms")
+
+def ping_command_line():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='PythonPing command-line tool')
+    parser.add_argument('target', nargs='?', help='Target IP address to ping')
+    parser.add_argument('--count', type=int, default=4, help='Number of pings to send')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    
+    if args.target:
+        perform_ping(args.target, count=args.count)
+    else:
+        print("Please provide a target IP address or hostname.")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    ping_command_line()