24.1. Speedtest

Run a speedtest from the command line

usage: speedtest.py [-h] [--no-download] [--no-upload] [--single] [--bytes] [--share] [--simple] [--csv] [--csv-delimiter CSV_DELIMITER] [--csv-header] [--json] [--list]
                [--server SERVER] [--exclude EXCLUDE] [--mini MINI] [--source SOURCE] [--timeout TIMEOUT] [--secure] [--no-pre-allocate] [--version]

Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli

optional arguments:
-h, --help            show this help message and exit
--no-download         Do not perform download test
--no-upload           Do not perform upload test
--single              Only use a single connection instead of multiple. This simulates a typical file transfer.
--bytes               Display values in bytes instead of bits. Does not affect the image generated by --share, nor output from --json or --csv
--share               Generate and provide a URL to the speedtest.net share results image, not displayed with --csv
--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
--csv-delimiter CSV_DELIMITER
                        Single character delimiter to use in CSV output. Default ","
--csv-header          Print CSV headers
--json                Suppress verbose output, only show basic information in JSON format. Speeds listed in bit/s and not affected by --bytes
--list                Display a list of speedtest.net servers sorted by distance
--server SERVER       Specify a server ID to test against. Can be supplied multiple times
--exclude EXCLUDE     Exclude a server from selection. Can be supplied multiple times
--mini MINI           URL of the Speedtest Mini server
--source SOURCE       Source IP address to bind to
--timeout TIMEOUT     HTTP timeout in seconds. Default 10
--secure              Use HTTPS instead of HTTP when communicating with speedtest.net operated servers
--no-pre-allocate     Do not pre allocate upload data. Pre allocation is enabled by default to improve upload performance. To support systems with insufficient memory, use this
                        option to avoid a MemoryError
--version             Show the version number and exit