In this article we will discuss how to test internet speed using Python using the speedtest-cli library.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Installing the required library
• Description of methods
• Testing internet speed
• Conclusion

Introduction

The internet connections in our homes and offices differ by internet service providers (ISPs), allowable traffic limit, and most importantly speed.

So what do we do when we want to test the speed our connection? Correct, we go on Google and lookup some speedtesting websites and proceed there.

How about trying to test internet speed using Python from your computer in less than 10 lines of code? Let’s take a look!

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Installing the required library

In order to continue with examples in this article, you will need to install an additional library speedtest-cli.

If you don’t have them installed, please open “Command Prompt” (on Windows) and install them using the following code:

pip install speedtest-cli

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