Nekmo / geoip2-tools

Automatic updates and administration of MaxMind GeoIP2 databases.

geoip2-tools

Automatic updates and administration of MaxMind GeoIP2 databases.

To install geoip2-tools, run this command in your terminal:

$ pip install geoip2-tools

This is the preferred method to install geoip2-tools, as it will always install the most recent stable release.

Usage

To use this library you must first obtain a license from Maxmind. It is free for the geolite2 version of the database.

1. Sign up for a Maxmind Geolite2 account
2. Log in to your Maxmind account
3. In the menu on the left, navigate to Services > My License Key.
4. Click Generate new license key.
5. Save your license key in a secure site.

geoip2-tools downloads the latest version of the database and keeps it updated for you. By default every 7 days it is downloaded from the Maxmind servers.

from geoip2_tools.manager import Geoip2DataBaseManager

geoip2_manager = Geoip2DataBaseManager('<license key>')

print(geoip2_manager['country'].reader.country('1.1.1.1').country.name)  # Australia

Geoip2-tools has aliases for the city, country, and asn Geolite2 databases. The country database is smaller than city. The city database also contains the countries:

city = geoip2_manager['country'].reader.city('<ip address>')
print(city.city.name)
print(city.country.name)

To obtain the ASN you must use the asn database:

asn = geoip2_manager['country'].reader.asn('<ip address>')
print(asn.autonomous_system_number)
print(asn.autonomous_system_organization)

This library is compatible with multiple processes using a lock during the database download. For Windows with multiple processes portalocker is recommended. Install it using pip install portalocker.