Simple python script to parse speedtest-cli --simple output into a CSV line

parse_speedtest_simple.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import fileinput
import datetime

input_lines = []
for line in fileinput.input():
    input_lines.append(line)

ping_key,ping_val,ping_unit = input_lines[0].split(" ")
download_key,download_val,download_unit = input_lines[1].split(" ")
upload_key,upload_val,upload_unit = input_lines[2].split(" ")

dt_log = datetime.datetime.utcnow().isoformat()

# print the output CSV line
# datetime,ping,download,upload
print('"%(dt_log)s","%(ping_val)s","%(download_val)s","%(upload_val)s"' % locals())

A simple script to parse the output from speedtest --simple into a CSV line:

$ speedtest --simple | parse_speedtest_simple.py 
"2017-06-28T02:47:57.613196","6.454","358.06","153.52"

Use with: https://gist.github.com/ntrepid8/e2b052f292eede44df7d54b959fd8a08