Parse speedtest-cli results

speedbot.py

#!/usr/bin/python
import os
import sys

# Simplified version of: http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/31/comcast-customer-complaint-bot/ aka http://pastebin.com/WMEh802V
# Removed the Twitter integration and file system logging
# To do: Add variables and math so the speeds are not hard coded and are based off a percent calculation

def speedbot():
    #Run speedtest-cli (pip install speedtest-cli, assumes it's in your system path)
    print ('Speed test in progress. This may take 30 seconds...')
    a = os.popen("speedtest-cli --simple").read()

    #Split the 3 line result (Ping, Download, Upload)
    lines = a.split('\n')

    #If there's some error...
    if "Cannot" in a:
        sys.exit("Internet is down or speedtest thingy didn't return expected output")

    #String parsing to get the values for ping, download, and upload
    else:
        pingResult = lines[0][6:11]
        downloadResult = lines[1][10:14]
        uploadResult = lines[2][8:12]

    #If less than 40, print something. If not, print something else. To do: less hard coding, more math and varibles
    if eval(downloadResult)<40:
            try:
                print ('Why is my internet speed ' + str(int(eval(downloadResult))) + 'down/' + str(int(eval(uploadResult))) + 'up when I pay for 50 MBPS down and 5 MBPS up?')
            except e:
                print (e)
                pass
    else:
        print ('Speed is good: ' + str(int(eval(downloadResult))) + ' MBPS down | ' + str(int(eval(uploadResult))) + ' MBPS up.')

    return

if __name__ == '__main__':
    speedbot()