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31 lines
727 B
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Geolocation by IP is a methodology
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# Etymology
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GeoIP is a shortening of geolocation by IP.
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# Relevant Files and Software
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This content is derived & packed by Arch, pulling regularly from [MaxMind](https://maxmind.com).
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# Available Clients
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The Python `geoip2` library can be used with snippets like below:
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```
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
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import geoip2.database
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import sys
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with geoip2.database.Reader('/etc/nginx/conf/maxmind-geoip2.mmdb') as reader:
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response = reader.country(sys.argv[1])
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print(response.country.iso_code)
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```
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We also install the `geoiplookup` client from the GeoIP client.
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# Equivalents or Competition
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Whois and other tools can also provide corroboration or alternate responses for these queries.
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