multithreaded infinite ping.py

def ping(ip):
	# database change value of ip to processing here 
	if(not os.system("ping %s" % ip)):
		# database change value of ip to up here 
		return True
	# database change value of ip to down here 
	return False




def somewhere_in_the_code():
	...
		list_of_threads = []
		for ip in ip_list:
			list_of_threads.append(
				threading.Thread(target=ping, args=(ip,))
			)
		
		while(True):
			for threads in list_of_threads:
				threads.start()
				threads.join()
			time.sleep(2)
	...