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geoip2_city_country_lookup_from_maxmind_database.py
pythonThis quickstart demonstrates how to use the GeoIP2 Python API to look up city and
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geoip2_city_country_lookup_from_maxmind_database.py
1import geoip2.database
2
3# This creates a Reader object, which should be reused across lookups as
4# creation is expensive.
5# Replace 'GeoLite2-City.mmdb' with the path to your actual database file.
6with geoip2.database.Reader('GeoLite2-City.mmdb') as reader:
7 # Replace "128.101.101.101" with the IP address you want to lookup
8 response = reader.city('128.101.101.101')
9
10 print(f"Country ISO code: {response.country.iso_code}")
11 print(f"Country name: {response.country.name}")
12 print(f"Specific subdivision: {response.subdivisions.most_specific.name}")
13 print(f"City name: {response.city.name}")
14 print(f"Postal code: {response.postal.code}")
15 print(f"Latitude: {response.location.latitude}")
16 print(f"Longitude: {response.location.longitude}")