Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: IP2Trace
Version: 2.1.5
Summary: A Python tool to display geolocation information in the traceroute.
Home-page: https://github.com/ip2location/ip2trace-python
Author: IP2Location
Author-email: support@ip2location.com
License: MIT
Project-URL: Official Website, https://www.ip2location.com
Keywords: IP2Location Geolocation
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: Environment :: Console
Classifier: Topic :: Utilities
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
Requires-Python: >=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*
Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
License-File: LICENSE.TXT
Requires-Dist: IP2Location

# IP2Trace Python

IP2Trace Python is a Python tool allowing user to get IP address information such as country, region, city, latitude, longitude, zip code, time zone, ISP, domain name, connection type, area code, weather, mobile network, elevation, usage type from traceroute probes IP address.

*Note: This tool requires Python 2.7, or Python 3.5 or later.*

## Installation

You can install this tool by using pip. Just type `pip install IP2Trace` in your console and IP2Trace will be installed in your machine.

*Note: This tool require [IP2Location](https://github.com/chrislim2888/IP2Location-Python) library to work with. If pip did not install the dependency for you, you can manually install it by using `pip install IP2Location`.*

## Usage

```
Usage: ip2trace -p [IP ADDRESS/HOSTNAME] -d [IP2LOCATION BIN DATA PATH] [OPTIONS]
   or: ip2trace [IP ADDRESS/HOSTNAME] -d [IP2LOCATION BIN DATA PATH] [OPTIONS]

  -p, --ip
  Specify an IP address or hostname.
  The -p/--ip can be omitted if the IP address or hostname is defined in the first parameter.

  -d, --database
  Specify the path of IP2Location BIN database file. You can download the latest free IP2Location BIN database from https://lite.ip2location.com.

  -t, --ttl
  Set the max number of hops. (Default: 30)

  -o, --output
  Set the desired IP2Location BIN database columns to output with.
  Available columns are: country_code, country_name, region_name, city_name, isp, latitude, longitude, domain, zip_code, time_zone, net_speed, idd_code, area_code, weather_station_code, weather_station_name, mcc, mnc, mobile_brand, elevation, usage_type.

  -h, -?, --help
  Display this guide.

  -v, --version
  Print the version of the IP2Location version.
```

#### Example

Traceroute an IP address.

```bash
ip2trace 8.8.8.8 -d /usr/share/ip2location/DB3.BIN
```

Example output:

```bash
IP2Location Geolocation Traceroute (ip2trace) Version 2.1.4
Copyright (c) 2021 IP2Location.com [MIT License]
https://www.ip2location.com/free/traceroute-application


 1  37.123.114.1  0.3853ms ["GB","United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland","England","London"]
 2  10.10.32.132  0.4084ms ["-","-","-","-"]
 3  10.10.32.17  0.2673ms ["-","-","-","-"]
 4  212.78.92.2  0.5546ms ["GB","United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland","England","London"]
 5  98.158.181.98  1.8706ms ["US","United States of America","New York","New York City"]
 6  195.66.236.125  0.5715ms ["GB","United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland","England","London"]
 7  108.170.246.129  0.5193ms ["US","United States of America","California","Mountain View"]
 8  108.170.232.97  0.4749ms ["US","United States of America","California","Mountain View"]
 9  8.8.8.8  0.5693ms ["US","United States of America","California","Mountain View"]
```

Traceroute by hostname

```bash
ip2trace google.com -d /usr/share/ip2location/DB3.BIN
```

Example output:

```bash
IP2Location Geolocation Traceroute (ip2trace) Version 2.1.4
Copyright (c) 2021 IP2Location.com [MIT License]
https://www.ip2location.com/free/traceroute-application


 1  37.123.114.1  0.3529ms ["GB","United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland","England","London"]
 2  10.10.32.131  0.3686ms ["-","-","-","-"]
 3  10.10.32.17  0.2663ms ["-","-","-","-"]
 4  212.78.92.2  19.7358ms ["GB","United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland","England","London"]
 5  98.158.181.98  9.2373ms ["US","United States of America","New York","New York City"]
 6  195.66.236.125  0.5388ms ["GB","United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland","England","London"]
 7  108.170.246.161  1.6131ms ["US","United States of America","California","Mountain View"]
 8  172.253.65.211  1.2376ms ["US","United States of America","California","Mountain View"]
 9  216.58.213.14  0.5167ms ["US","United States of America","California","Mountain View"]
```



## Download IP2Location Databases

- Download free IP2Location LITE databases at [https://lite.ip2location.com](https://lite.ip2location.com/)
- For more accurate commercial database, please refer to [https://www.ip2location.com](https://www.ip2location.com/)

One you have obtained your download token, you can download the the database using **wget** as below:

```
wget "https://www.ip2location.com/download?token={DOWNLOAD_TOKEN}&file={DATABASE_CODE}"
```

## Support

Email: [support@ip2location.com](mailto:support@ip2location.com)
URL: [https://www.ip2location.com](https://www.ip2location.com/)

