Internet Speed Tester
This utility measures your internet connection's performance (Download, Upload, Ping) using the speedtest-cli library. It connects to the nearest Speedtest.net server to perform the test.
Modules Used:
speedtest-cli: A command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net.- argparse: To handle command-line arguments.
Installation
You need to install the speedtest-cli package (which provides the speedtest module).
pip install speedtest-cliThe Code
Save this as speed_test.py.
import speedtest
import argparse
def test_speed(share=False):
print("Initializing Speedtest...")
try:
# Initialize the Speedtest object
st = speedtest.Speedtest()
except speedtest.ConfigRetrievalError:
print("Error: Could not retrieve speedtest configuration. Check your internet connection.")
return
print("Finding best server...")
st.get_best_server()
print("Testing Download Speed...")
# download() returns bits/s, convert to Mbps
download_speed = st.download() / 1_000_000
print("Testing Upload Speed...")
# upload() returns bits/s, convert to Mbps
upload_speed = st.upload() / 1_000_000
ping = st.results.ping
print("\n" + "="*40)
print(f"Download: {download_speed:.2f} Mbps")
print(f"Upload: {upload_speed:.2f} Mbps")
print(f"Ping: {ping:.2f} ms")
print("="*40)
if share:
print("Generating result image...")
st.results.share()
results = st.results.dict()
print(f"Share URL: {results['share']}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Internet Speed Tester")
parser.add_argument("--share", action="store_true", help="Generate a shareable image URL")
args = parser.parse_args()
test_speed(args.share)Usage
# Basic test
python speed_test.py
# Test and generate a shareable link (image)
python speed_test.py --share