libloc comes with native Python bindings which
are used by its main command-line tool
location
.
They are the most advanced bindings as they support reading
from the database as well as writing to it.
Python
Load the database
Python 3.7.3 (default, Apr 3 2019, 05:39:12)
[GCC 8.3.0] on linux
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>>> import location
>>> d = location.Database("/usr/share/location/database.db")Search for an Autonomous System by Name
>>> for i in d.search_as("Lightning Wire Labs"):
... print(i)
...
AS204867 (Lightning Wire Labs GmbH)Lookup an IP Address
>>> n = d.lookup("81.3.27.38")
>>> n
<location.Network 81.3.27.0/24>
>>> n.asn
24679
>>> n.country_code
'DE'