/speedtest

My internet speedtest shell/python script

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Speedtest

Run a speedtest from the CLI and plot results.

Requires Python 3.6.

Required Hack:

Until I decide to actually update speedtest-cli, apply this hack:

diff --git a/.venv-speedtest/lib/python3.6/site-packages/speedtest.py.bak b/.venv-speedtest/lib/python3.6/site-packages/speedtest.py
index cb4a374..22d90f2 100644
--- a/.venv-speedtest/lib/python3.6/site-packages/speedtest.py.bak
+++ b/.venv-speedtest/lib/python3.6/site-packages/speedtest.py
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ class Speedtest(object):
             client = get_attributes_by_tag_name(root, 'client')

         ignore_servers = list(
-            map(int, server_config['ignoreids'].split(','))
+            int(c) for c in server_config['ignoreids'].split(',') if c
         )

         ratio = int(upload['ratio'])

See https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli/commit/cadc68b5aef20f28648072cf07a8f155639b81dd

Installation

  1. Make a venv: python -m venv .venv-speedtest.
    • It's recommended to use pyenv to set your python version to 3.6.
    • The venv must be called .venv-speedtest.
  2. pip install -r requirements.txt

Running

Make sure to:

  1. Set run_speedtest.sh to executable:

    chmod u+x run_speedtest.sh

  2. Set up the cron task: (/etc/crontab)

    42 * * * * username /home/username/speedtest/run_speedtest.sh

  3. Make the data file if it doesn't already exist.

    speedtest --csv-header > results.csv