python-simple-geoip

The simplest possible way to get IP geolocation information in Python.

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• Author: Randall Degges
• Email: r@rdegges.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdegges
• Site: http://www.rdegges.com
• Status: production ready

Prerequisites

To use this library, you'll need to create a free IP Geolocation account: https://ip-geolocation.whoisxmlapi.com/

If you haven't done this yet, please do so now.

Installation

To install simple-geoip using pypi, simply run:

$ pip install simple-geoip

In the root of your project directory.

Usage

Once you have simple-geoip installed, you can use it to easily find the physical location of a given IP address.

This library gives you access to all sorts of geographical location data that you can use in your application in any number of ways.

from simple_geoip import GeoIP

ip = GeoIP("your-api-key");

try:
    data = ip.lookup("8.8.8.8")
except ConnectionError:
    # If you get here, it means you were unable to reach the IP Geolocation
    # service, most likely because of a network error on your end.
except ServiceError:
    # If you get here, it means IP Geolocation is having issues, so the request
    # couldn't be completed :(
except:
    # Something else happened (non-IP Geolocation) related. Maybe you hit CTRL-C
    # while the program was running, the kernel is killing your process, or
    # something else all together.

print(data)

Here's the sort of data you might get back when performing a IP Geolocation lookup request:

{
  "ip": "8.8.8.8",
  "location": {
    "country": "US",
    "region": "California",
    "city": "Mountain View",
    "lat": 37.40599,
    "lng": -122.078514,
    "postalCode": "94043",
    "timezone": "-08:00"
  }
}

By default, this library handles retrying failed HTTP requests for you. For instance: if the IP Geolocation API service is currently down or having issues, your request will be retried up to three consecutive times before failing.

Changelog

All library changes in descending order.

Version 0.1.1

August 4, 2020

WhoisXML API Tech Support has fixed issues due to obsolete commands. It is now Python 3.8 compatible, and has been also tested with Python 3.6 and 2.7.

Version 0.1.0

Released April 26, 2018.

• First release!