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Geolocation with GeoIP2

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.. module:: django.contrib.gis.geoip2

    :synopsis: Python interface for MaxMind's GeoIP2 databases.

The :class:`GeoIP2` object is a wrapper for the `MaxMind geoip2 Python

library`__. [#]_

In order to perform IP-based geolocation, the :class:`GeoIP2` object requires

the `geoip2 Python library`__ and the GeoIP ``Country`` and/or ``City``

`datasets in binary format`__ (the CSV files will not work!). Grab the

``GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz`` and ``GeoLite2-City.mmdb.gz`` files and unzip them

in a directory corresponding to the :setting:`GEOIP_PATH` setting.

Additionally, it is recommended to install the `libmaxminddb C library`__, so

that ``geoip2`` can leverage the C library's faster speed.

__ https://geoip2.readthedocs.io/

__ https://pypi.org/project/geoip2/

__ https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geolite2-free-geolocation-data

__ https://github.com/maxmind/libmaxminddb/

Example

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Here is an example of its usage::

    >>> from django.contrib.gis.geoip2 import GeoIP2

    >>> g = GeoIP2()

    >>> g.country('google.com')

    {'country_code': 'US', 'country_name': 'United States'}

    >>> g.city('72.14.207.99')

    {'city': 'Mountain View',

    'continent_code': 'NA',

    'continent_name': 'North America',

    'country_code': 'US',

    'country_name': 'United States',

    'dma_code': 807,

    'is_in_european_union': False,

    'latitude': 37.419200897216797,

    'longitude': -122.05740356445312,

    'postal_code': '94043',

    'region': 'CA',

    'time_zone': 'America/Los_Angeles'}

    >>> g.lat_lon('salon.com')

    (39.0437, -77.4875)

    >>> g.lon_lat('uh.edu')

    (-95.4342, 29.834)

    >>> g.geos('24.124.1.80').wkt

    'POINT (-97 38)'

API Reference

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.. class:: GeoIP2(path=None, cache=0, country=None, city=None)

The ``GeoIP`` object does not require any parameters to use the default

settings. However, at the very least the :setting:`GEOIP_PATH` setting

should be set with the path of the location of your GeoIP datasets. The

following initialization keywords may be used to customize any of the

defaults.

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Keyword Arguments    Description

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``path``             Base directory to where GeoIP data is located or the

                     full path to where the city or country data files

                     (``.mmdb``) are located. Assumes that both the city and

                     country datasets are located in this directory;

                     overrides the :setting:`GEOIP_PATH` setting.

``cache``            The cache settings when opening up the GeoIP datasets. May

                     be an integer in (0, 1, 2, 4, 8) corresponding to the

                     ``MODE_AUTO``, ``MODE_MMAP_EXT``, ``MODE_MMAP``, and

                     ``GEOIP_INDEX_CACHE`` ``MODE_MEMORY`` C API settings,

                     respectively. Defaults to 0 (``MODE_AUTO``).

``country``          The name of the GeoIP country data file. Defaults

                     to ``GeoLite2-Country.mmdb``. Setting this keyword

                     overrides the :setting:`GEOIP_COUNTRY` setting.

``city``             The name of the GeoIP city data file. Defaults to

                     ``GeoLite2-City.mmdb``. Setting this keyword overrides

                     the :setting:`GEOIP_CITY` setting.

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Methods

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Instantiating

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.. classmethod:: GeoIP2.open(path, cache)

This classmethod instantiates the GeoIP object from the given database path

and given cache setting.

Querying

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All the following querying routines may take either a string IP address

or a fully qualified domain name (FQDN). For example, both

``'205.186.163.125'`` and ``'djangoproject.com'`` would be valid query

parameters.

.. method:: GeoIP2.city(query)

Returns a dictionary of city information for the given query. Some

of the values in the dictionary may be undefined (``None``).

.. method:: GeoIP2.country(query)

Returns a dictionary with the country code and country for the given

query.

.. method:: GeoIP2.country_code(query)

Returns the country code corresponding to the query.

.. method:: GeoIP2.country_name(query)

Returns the country name corresponding to the query.

Coordinate Retrieval

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.. method:: GeoIP2.coords(query)

Returns a coordinate tuple of (longitude, latitude).

.. method:: GeoIP2.lon_lat(query)

Returns a coordinate tuple of (longitude, latitude).

.. method:: GeoIP2.lat_lon(query)

Returns a coordinate tuple of (latitude, longitude),

.. method:: GeoIP2.geos(query)

Returns a :class:`~django.contrib.gis.geos.Point` object corresponding to the

query.

Settings

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.. setting:: GEOIP_PATH

``GEOIP_PATH``

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A string or :class:`pathlib.Path` specifying the directory where the GeoIP data

files are located. This setting is *required* unless manually specified

with ``path`` keyword when initializing the :class:`GeoIP2` object.

.. setting:: GEOIP_COUNTRY

``GEOIP_COUNTRY``

-----------------

The basename to use for the GeoIP country data file. Defaults to

``'GeoLite2-Country.mmdb'``.

.. setting:: GEOIP_CITY

``GEOIP_CITY``

--------------

The basename to use for the GeoIP city data file. Defaults to

``'GeoLite2-City.mmdb'``.

Exceptions

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.. exception:: GeoIP2Exception

    The exception raised when an error occurs in a call to the underlying

    ``geoip2`` library.

.. rubric:: Footnotes

.. [#] GeoIP(R) is a registered trademark of MaxMind, Inc.