Test Internet Speed using Python

Prerequisites: Python Programming Language

Python is a high-level widely used general-purpose language. Python can be used for many tasks such as web development, machine learning, Gui applications. It can also be used for testing Internet speed. Python provides various libraries for doing the same. One such library is speedtest-cli. This library is a command-line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net

Installation

This module does not come built-in with Python. To install it type the below command in the terminal.

pip install speedtest-cli

After installing the above package one can check if the package is installed correctly or not by doing the version check. The version of the package can be checked using the following command

speedtest-cli --version

Speedtest-cli Package

Speedtest-cli is a module that is used in the command-line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net. To get the speed in the megabits type the below command in the terminal.

speedtest-cli

The above command gives the speed test result is in Megabits. To get the result in Bytes we can use the following command.

speedtest-cli --bytes

The pictorial version of your speed test result can also be retrieved using this module. To do the same type the below command in the terminal.

speedtest-cli --share

It returns a link on which we can visit on our browser and see the graphical representation of various kinds of our internet speed.

To print a simpler version of the speed test result containing only Ping, Download & Upload results instead of detailed output.

speedtest-cli --simple

Using Python script to check the internet speed

# Python program to test
# internet speed

import speedtest


st = speedtest.Speedtest()

option = int(input('''What speed do you want to test:

1) Download Speed

2) Upload Speed

3) Ping

Your Choice: '''))


if option == 1:

    print(st.download())

elif option == 2:

    print(st.upload())

elif option == 3:

    servernames =[]

    st.get_servers(servernames)

    print(st.results.ping)

else:

    print("Please enter the correct choice !")

Output:

To get the list of all the available options, type the below command in the terminal.

• speedtest-cli -h

  

• speedtest-cli --help