The simplest GeoIP lookup library for Flask.
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The simplest GeoIP lookup library for Flask.
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Author: Randall Degges
Email: r@rdegges.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdegges
Site: http://www.rdegges.com
Status: production ready
Prerequisites
To use this library, you’ll need to create a free GeoIPify account: https://geoipify.whoisxmlapi.com/
If you haven’t done this yet, please do so now; you will obtain an API key that will be needed to use the library.
Installation
To install flask-simple-geoip using pypi, simply run:
$ pip install flask-simple-geoip
In the root of your project directory.
Usage
Once you have flask-simple-geoip installed, you can use it to easily find the physical location of a given IP address.
This library gives you access to all sorts of geographical location data that you can use in your application in any number of ways.
Here’s a simple Flask app that makes use of the geolocation lookups:
from flask import Flask, jsonify
from flask_simple_geoip import SimpleGeoIP
app = Flask(__name__)
# The API key is obtained from the GEOIPIFY_API_KEY environment variable.
# Alternatively it can be set as follows:
# app.config.update(GEOIPIFY_API_KEY='YOUR_API_KEY')
# Initialize the extension
simple_geoip = SimpleGeoIP(app)
@app.route('/')
def test():
# Retrieve geoip data for the given requester
geoip_data = simple_geoip.get_geoip_data()
return jsonify(data=geoip_data)
Here’s the sort of data you might get back when performing a geoip lookup request:
{
"ip": "8.8.8.8",
"location": {
"country": "US",
"region": "California",
"city": "Mountain View",
"lat": 37.40599,
"lng": -122.078514,
"postalCode": "94043",
"timezone": "-08:00"
}
}
By default, this library handles retrying failed HTTP requests for you. For instance: if the GeoIPify API service is currently down or having issues, your request will be retried up to three consecutive times before failing.
In the event a geoip lookup still can’t return successfully, the data returned will be None. This library will never throw an exception. This decision was made strategically: not having geoip data should never be the cause of a failed request. =)
Changelog
All library changes in descending order.
Version 0.2.4
Released October 27, 2020.
Described in the readme how to supply the API key.
Version 0.2.3
Released August 26, 2020.
Fixed pypy support.
Version 0.2.2
Released August 24, 2020.
Added X_FORWARDED_FOR headers support.
Version 0.1.1
Released June 18, 2018.
Fixing readme so it shows properly on PyPI :(
Version 0.1.0
Released June 18, 2018.
First release!
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