IP2Location
This is an IP geolocation library that enables the user to find the country, region, city, latitude and longitude, ZIP code, time zone, ISP, domain name, area code, weather info, mobile info, elevation, usage type, address type and IAB category from an IP address. It supports both IPv4 and IPv6 lookup.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need IP geolocation and are willing to manage a separate BIN database file. The library is stable, has no dependencies, and covers a broad range of lookup fields. The main trade-off is that you must download and maintain the database yourself; it's not a live API service. Maintenance is aging but the repository remains active and there are no known vulnerabilities.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- You must download an IP2Location BIN database file separately (free LITE versions available at lite.ip2location.com or commercial versions at ip2location.com) before queries will work.
- Installs with no runtime dependencies and low friction.
- Last release was 344 days ago; the repository is active and not archived, though maintenance appears to be slowing.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Licensed under MIT (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute the library freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2025-09-04 (344 days) · last repo commit 2025-12-31 · 165 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 394,765 downloads/mo, #6,987 on PyPI
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pip install ip2location
import ip2location
db = ip2location.IP2Location()
db.open('path/to/IP2LOCATION-LITE-DB5.BIN')
result = db.query_by_ip_address('8.8.8.8')- Whether the library actively maintains compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.13.
- Performance characteristics when querying very large numbers of addresses.
- Whether BIN database updates are automatic or require manual download and replacement.
What it is and what it does
IP2Location is a Python library for IP geolocation lookups that reads from binary database files to return detailed location and network information for both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. It extracts country, region, city, coordinates, ISP, timezone, domain, area code, weather station data, mobile carrier codes, elevation, usage type, and IAB category from a single IP query.
The library has no runtime dependencies and supports Python 3.5 through 3.13 on CPython and PyPy. To use it, you download a BIN database file from IP2Location (free LITE or commercial versions), then instantiate the library with that file path and call query methods. It's a straightforward wrapper around binary database lookups, so the main constraint is obtaining and maintaining the database file separately.
Use it for
- Geoblock content or services by country or region based on user IP addresses.
- Enrich user analytics with location, ISP, and network type information.
- Detect and flag suspicious login attempts from unexpected geographic regions.
- Route requests to regional servers or CDN nodes based on client IP location.
- Populate user profiles with inferred timezone and language preferences from IP.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you need IP geolocation and are willing to manage a separate BIN database file.
The library is stable, has no dependencies, and covers a broad range of lookup fields. The main trade-off is that you must download and maintain the database yourself; it's not a live API service. Maintenance is aging but the repository remains active and there are no known vulnerabilities.
Install
ip2location on PyPI
Before you install
Installs with no runtime dependencies and low friction. Last release was 344 days ago; the repository is active and not archived, though maintenance appears to be slowing.
You must download an IP2Location BIN database file separately (free LITE versions available at lite.ip2location.com or commercial versions at ip2location.com) before queries will work.
License in practice
Licensed under MIT (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute the library freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install ip2location
import ip2location
db = ip2location.IP2Location()
db.open('path/to/IP2LOCATION-LITE-DB5.BIN')
result = db.query_by_ip_address('8.8.8.8')Verify before relying
- Whether the library actively maintains compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.13.
- Performance characteristics when querying very large numbers of addresses.
- Whether BIN database updates are automatic or require manual download and replacement.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Aging 344 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 394,765 / month, #6,987 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPyTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
Evidence: ip2location-8.11.0-py3-none-any.whl
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