{"categories":[{"label":"Internet","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/internet/3"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Automates downloading and updating of MaxMind GeoIP2 databases, keeping geolocation data current with periodic refreshes and providing a manager interface to query IP addresses for geographic and ASN information.","skillfed_tags":["geolocation","maxmind","abandoned"],"use_cases":["Automatically refresh GeoIP2 databases in a long-running service without manual intervention or cron jobs.","Query IP addresses to determine geographic location (country, city) or autonomous system information for logging or analytics.","Build a geolocation lookup microservice that keeps its data fresh without external orchestration.","Integrate geolocation checks into an application that needs to block or route traffic by country or ASN."],"what_it_does":"geoip2-tools wraps the geoip2 library to automate the lifecycle of MaxMind's GeoIP2 databases. Instead of manually downloading and updating geolocation data files, it provides a manager that handles periodic refreshes (defaulting to every 7 days) and exposes a simple interface to query IP addresses against the cached databases. You supply a MaxMind license key, and the tool keeps your local copy of the country, city, or ASN database current.\n\nThe package is built on click, requests, and geoip2, making it a thin administrative layer rather than a geolocation engine itself. It's designed for applications that need reliable, up-to-date geolocation lookups without manual database management\u2014but it has been abandoned since early 2022, so compatibility with modern MaxMind services and Python versions is uncertain.","worth_installing":"No. The package is abandoned (last commit 2022-02-06, no updates since 0.1.1 in 2020), creating significant risk of incompatibility with current MaxMind APIs and modern Python environments. While the MIT license and low install friction are favorable, the maintenance gap makes it unsafe for production use. Consider using geoip2 directly with your own update logic, or evaluate actively maintained alternatives."},"id":"geoip2-tools","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/geoip2-tools","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/geoip2-tools.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/geoip2-tools/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2020-10-29","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"geoip2-tools","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Automatic updates and administration of MaxMind GeoIP2 databases."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":403652,"position":6915,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.1.1"}