maxminddb-geolite2
Provides access to the geolite2 database. This product includes GeoLite2 data created by MaxMind, available from http://www.maxmind.com/
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is abandoned (last update 2018-07-18), its bundled database is severely outdated, and its license status is unclear. For any production or current geolocation work, use a maintained alternative such as the official MaxMind GeoIP2 library with a current database subscription, or a modern open-source geolocation package. Install only if you are maintaining legacy code that explicitly requires this package.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- The bundled GeoLite2 database is from 2018 and will not be updated; IP geolocation accuracy degrades over time as address allocations change.
- High install friction due to a large bundled database file (maxminddb-geolite2-2018.703.tar.gz).
- The package is abandoned—last release was 2018-07-18, over 2949 days ago, with no active maintenance.
License · maintenance · safety
(unclear) — License treatment is unclear; the package metadata declares no SPDX license. The description notes GeoLite2 data is under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported, but the package's own license is not specified.
last release 2018-07-18 (2949 days) · last repo commit 2018-07-30 · 63 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 212,998 downloads/mo, #9,444 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install maxminddb-geolite2
from geolite2 import geolite2
reader = geolite2.reader()
result = reader.get('1.1.1.1')
geolite2.close()- Whether the 2018-era GeoLite2 data is still accurate enough for production geolocation use.
- Whether the package's license obligations (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 for the data) are compatible with your project's license.
- Whether the official MaxMind library dependency is still maintained and compatible with current Python versions.
What it is and what it does
maxminddb-geolite2 wraps MaxMind's GeoIP2 library and bundles a snapshot of the GeoLite2 City geolocation database, allowing you to look up geographic information (country, city, coordinates) for a given IP address without needing to download or manage the database separately.
The package ships with a fixed database snapshot from 2018 and has not been updated since. It has no runtime dependencies beyond the MaxMind library it wraps, making it a self-contained installation—but the bundled data is stale and will not reflect current IP address allocations or geopolitical changes.
Use it for
- Quick geolocation lookups in small projects or scripts where database freshness is not critical.
- Development and testing environments where you need IP-to-location mapping without external API calls.
- Legacy applications that depend on this specific package version and cannot migrate to maintained alternatives.
- Offline geolocation when network access to live GeoIP services is unavailable or undesired.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
No.
The package is abandoned (last update 2018-07-18), its bundled database is severely outdated, and its license status is unclear. For any production or current geolocation work, use a maintained alternative such as the official MaxMind GeoIP2 library with a current database subscription, or a modern open-source geolocation package. Install only if you are maintaining legacy code that explicitly requires this package.
Install
maxminddb-geolite2 on PyPI
Before you install
High install friction due to a large bundled database file (maxminddb-geolite2-2018.703.tar.gz). The package is abandoned—last release was 2018-07-18, over 2949 days ago, with no active maintenance.
The bundled GeoLite2 database is from 2018 and will not be updated; IP geolocation accuracy degrades over time as address allocations change.
License in practice
License treatment is unclear; the package metadata declares no SPDX license. The description notes GeoLite2 data is under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported, but the package's own license is not specified.
Quickstart
pip install maxminddb-geolite2
from geolite2 import geolite2
reader = geolite2.reader()
result = reader.get('1.1.1.1')
geolite2.close()Verify before relying
- Whether the 2018-era GeoLite2 data is still accurate enough for production geolocation use.
- Whether the package's license obligations (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 for the data) are compatible with your project's license.
- Whether the official MaxMind library dependency is still maintained and compatible with current Python versions.
Package facts
| License | Not declared unclear |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | High. Source build required |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 2,949 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 212,998 / month, #9,444 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Programming Language :: Python |
Evidence: maxminddb-geolite2-2018.703.tar.gz
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