speedtest-cli

Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net

Installation

python3 -m pip install speedtest-cli

Or from the repository:

git clone https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli.git
cd speedtest-cli
python setup.py install

Usage

speedtest-cli [-h] [--no-download] [--no-upload] [--single] [--bytes] [--share] [--simple] [--csv] [--csv-delimiter CSV_DELIMITER] [--csv-header] [--json] [--list] [--server SERVER] [--exclude EXCLUDE] [--mini MINI] [--source SOURCE] [--timeout TIMEOUT] [--secure] [--no-pre-allocate] [--version]

Flags

Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --no-download         Do not perform download test
  --no-upload           Do not perform upload test
  --single              Only use a single connection instead of multiple. This simulates a typical file transfer.
  --bytes               Display values in bytes instead of bits. Does not affect the image generated by --share, nor output from --json or --csv
  --share               Generate and provide a URL to the speedtest.net share results image, not displayed with --csv
  --simple              Suppress verbose output, only show basic information
  --csv                 Suppress verbose output, only show basic information in CSV format. Speeds listed in bit/s and not affected by --bytes
  --csv-delimiter CSV_DELIMITER
                        Single character delimiter to use in CSV output. Default ","
  --csv-header          Print CSV headers
  --json                Suppress verbose output, only show basic information in JSON format. Speeds listed in bit/s and not affected by --bytes
  --list                Display a list of speedtest.net servers sorted by distance
  --server SERVER       Specify a server ID to test against. Can be supplied multiple times
  --exclude EXCLUDE     Exclude a server from selection. Can be supplied multiple times
  --mini MINI           URL of the Speedtest Mini server
  --source SOURCE       Source IP address to bind to
  --timeout TIMEOUT     HTTP timeout in seconds. Default 10
  --secure              Use HTTPS instead of HTTP when communicating with speedtest.net operated servers
  --no-pre-allocate     Do not pre allocate upload data. Pre allocation is enabled by default to improve upload performance. To support systems with insufficient memory, use this option to avoid a MemoryError
  --version             Show the version number and exit

Examples

$ speedtest-cli
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Testing from Vodafone (123.456.789.1)...
Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
Selecting best server based on ping...
Hosted by NFOrce Entertainment B.V. (Amsterdam) [518.00 km]: 23.323 ms
Testing download speed................................................................................
Download: 511.36 Mbit/s
Testing upload speed......................................................................................................
Upload: 502.02 Mbit/s

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