18 Oct 2023

Speedtest-cli and cloudflare's cooler alternative

Python package speedtest-cli does what it says on the tin.

BUT! TIL it has options, most useful ones being:

  --no-download         Do not perform download test
  --no-upload           Do not perform upload test
  --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
  --json                Suppress verbose output, only show basic information in JSON format. Speeds listed in bit/s and not affected by --bytes
  --mini MINI           URL of the Speedtest Mini server

Also: allegedly all providers treat speedtest-net as special for PR purposes.

Ergo:

Internet Speed Test - Measure Network Performance | Cloudflare has really pretty output
BelWü Speedtest Site - HTTP Download / wget has files to wget

Nel mezzo del deserto posso dire tutto quello che voglio.

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Speedtest-cli and cloudflare's cooler alternative