A beautifully enhanced fork of the popular speedtest-cli with improved visual output using the Rich Python library.

This fork enhances the original speedtest-cli with:

• Rich-powered interface - Beautiful, colorful terminal output with progress bars and styled text
• Automatic dependency handling - The script automatically installs the rich library if it's not present
• Enhanced visual feedback - Better formatted results that are easier to read and understand
• Seamless integration - Works perfectly with custom terminal setups like Termux Desktop

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/noreplyui5/speedtest-cli/master/speedtest.py | python

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/noreplyui5/speedtest-cli/master/speedtest.py python speedtest.py

• Make sure Python is installed
• Internet connection required
• The script will automatically install rich library if not present

This project started as a personal enhancement for use with Termux Desktop, which has a custom zsh configuration with a speedtest alias.

I'll be honest - I'm not a Python expert by any means! This enhancement came together through:

• Research and curiosity about improving CLI tools
• Learning from AI assistants to understand the original codebase
• Trial and experimentation to integrate the Rich library seamlessly
• Personal need for a more visually appealing speedtest tool

The result is a speedtest tool that not only works great but looks fantastic in any terminal environment.

• Auto-detection of best server based on ping
• Rich formatting with colors, progress bars, and styled output
• Error handling with graceful fallbacks
• Zero-configuration - just run and go!

The enhanced version provides:

• Colorized speed results
• Progress indicators during testing
• Clean, professional output that's easy to screenshot and share

• Original Project: sivel/speedtest-cli - The fantastic foundation this fork builds upon
• Rich Library: Textualize/rich - For making terminals beautiful
• Termux Desktop: sabamdarif/termux-desktop - The environment that inspired these enhancements
• AI Assistants: For helping a non-Python-expert understand and improve the codebase

While I'm still learning Python, I'm open to suggestions and improvements! Feel free to:

• Open issues for bugs or feature requests
• Submit pull requests with enhancements
• Share feedback on the visual improvements

This project maintains the same license as the original speedtest-cli project.

• Original Repository: https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli
• This Fork: https://github.com/noreplyui5/speedtest-cli
• Rich Documentation: https://rich.readthedocs.io/

Made with ❤️ and a lot of research by someone who's still learning Python but loves beautiful CLIs!