When it comes to writing network speed testing tools, you can use the speedtest-cli library in Python to achieve it. speedtest-cli is a command-line tool that can measure metrics such as network download speed, upload speed, and latency.
First, you need to install the speedtest-cli library. You can use the following command to install it:
pip install speedtest-cli
After installation, you can use the following code to write a network speed testing tool:
import speedtest
def test_speed():
st = speedtest.Speedtest()
download_speed = st.download() / 1000000 # Convert download speed to megabytes per second
upload_speed = st.upload() / 1000000 # Convert upload speed to megabytes per second
ping = st.results.ping # Get latency
print(f"Download Speed: {download_speed:.2f} Mbps")
print(f"Upload Speed: {upload_speed:.2f} Mbps")
print(f"Ping: {ping:.2f} ms")
test_speed()
This code uses the speedtest-cli library in Python to implement network speed testing functionality. speedtest-cli is a command-line tool that can measure metrics such as network download speed, upload speed, and latency.
First, we import the speedtest module. Then, we define a function called test_speed to perform the network speed test.
In the test_speed function, we create a Speedtest object, which is used to perform the network speed test. Then, we use the download method to measure the download speed, divide the result by 1000000 to convert the unit to megabytes per second. Similarly, we use the upload method to measure the upload speed and convert the result to megabytes per second. Finally, we use the results attribute to get the latency.
Finally, we use the print function to output the download speed, upload speed, and latency to the console.
Here is a GUI version of the network speed testing tool written using the Tkinter library:
import tkinter as tk
import speedtest
def test_speed():
st = speedtest.Speedtest()
download_speed = st.download() / 1000000 # Convert download speed to megabytes per second
upload_speed = st.upload() / 1000000 # Convert upload speed to megabytes per second
ping = st.results.ping # Get latency
result_label.config(text=f"Download Speed: {download_speed:.2f} Mbps\nUpload Speed: {upload_speed:.2f} Mbps\nPing: {ping:.2f} ms")
# Create main window
window = tk.Tk()
window.title("Network Speed Testing Tool")
# Create button
test_button = tk.Button(window, text="Start Test", command=test_speed)
test_button.pack(pady=10)
# Create result label
result_label = tk.Label(window, text="")
result_label.pack()
# Run main loop
window.mainloop()
First, we import the tkinter module and rename it to tk for convenience. Then, we import the speedtest module for performing network speed tests.
Next, we define a function called test_speed to perform the network speed test. In this function, we create a Speedtest object to perform the network speed test. Then, we use the download method to measure the download speed, divide the result by 1000000 to convert the unit to megabytes per second. Similarly, we use the upload method to measure the upload speed and convert the result to megabytes per second. Finally, we use the results attribute to get the latency.
Then, we create a main window by creating a Tk object using the tk.Tk() function and assign it to the window variable. We set the title of the window to "Network Speed Testing Tool".
Next, we create a button by creating a Button object using the tk.Button() function and assign it to the test_button variable. We set the text of the button to "Start Test" and set the command parameter to the test_speed function, which means the test_speed function will be called when the button is clicked. Then, we use the pack() method to place the button in the window and set some vertical spacing.
Then, we create a label by creating a Label object using the tk.Label() function and assign it to the result_label variable. We set the text of the label to an empty string, which will be used to display the results of the network speed test. Then, we use the pack() method to place the label in the window.
Finally, we use the window.mainloop() method to run the main loop, which displays the window and responds to user actions.
When the user clicks the "Start Test" button, the program will call the test_speed function to perform the network speed test and display the results on the label.
Running result: