cf_speedtest

A simple internet speed test tool/library, which uses https://speed.cloudflare.com (provided by Cloudflare)

Installation:

$ pip install -U cf-speedtest

Basic CLI usage:

• Running a normal speedtest:

  • cf_speedtest

• Without verifying SSL:

  • cf_speedtest --verifyssl=false

• Specify a percentile of measurements to be considered your speed (default 90):

  • cf_speedtest --percentile 80

• Output measurements to a CSV file:

  • cf_speedtest --output speed_data.csv

• Specify a SOCKS/HTTP proxy to use (with or without authentication):

  • cf_speedtest --proxy socks5://127.0.0.1:1080
  • cf_speedtest --proxy socks5://admin:[email protected]:1080
  • cf_speedtest --proxy http://127.0.0.1:8181
  • cf_speedtest --proxy http://admin:[email protected]:8181
  • cf_speedtest --proxy 127.0.0.1:8181

Programmatic usage:

- TODO

TODO:

- Programmatic usage
- Multi-threaded speedtest
- Continuous mode

Disclaimers:

- This library is purely single-threaded
- This library works entirely over HTTP(S), which has some overhead
- Latency is measured with HTTP requests
- Cloudflare has a global network, but you may be connected to a distant PoP due to ISP peering and other factors