error_from_remote_host_ping

$ python ping_remote_host.py --target-host=www.altsci.com
Ping to www.altsci.com...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "ping_remote_host.py", line 124, in <module>
    pinger.ping()
  File "ping_remote_host.py", line 107, in ping
    delay = self.ping_once()
  File "ping_remote_host.py", line 93, in ping_once
    raise socket.error(msg)
socket.error: Operation not permitted need root privs to send icmp

$ sudo python ping_remote_host.py --target-host=www.altsci.com
Password:
Ping to www.altsci.com... Ping failed. (timeout within 2sec.)
Ping to www.altsci.com... Ping failed. (timeout within 2sec.)
Ping to www.altsci.com... Ping failed. (timeout within 2sec.)
Ping to www.altsci.com... Ping failed. (timeout within 2sec.)

$ ping www.altsci.com
PING www.altsci.com (216.218.134.11): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 216.218.134.11: icmp_seq=0 ttl=53 time=30.533 ms
64 bytes from 216.218.134.11: icmp_seq=1 ttl=53 time=29.473 ms
64 bytes from 216.218.134.11: icmp_seq=2 ttl=53 time=30.423 ms
^C
--- www.altsci.com ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 29.473/30.143/30.533/0.476 ms