$ python3 >>> import dbus >>> bus = dbus.SystemBus() >>> nm = bus.get_object("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager", "/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager") >>> conn = bus.get_object("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager", nm.Get("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager", "PrimaryConnection", dbus_interface="org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties")) >>> dhcp = bus.get_object("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager", conn.Get("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Connection.Active", "Dhcp4Config", dbus_interface="org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties")) >>> options = dhcp.Get("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.DHCP4Config", "Options", dbus_interface="org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties") >>> str(options["subnet_mask"]) '255.255.255.240'