Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net
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
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]
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
$ 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