simple_ip_tools

A small Python library for managing IP networks using the standard ipaddress module and efficient prefix lookups with pytricia.

Features

• Add, remove, and list IPv4/IPv6 networks
• Fast longest‑prefix match queries
• Simple, lightweight API

Requirements

• Python 3.6+
• pytricia
• ipaddress (built‑in on Python ≥3.3; installed via requirements for older versions)

Installation

pip install -r requirements.txt

or for local development:

pip install -e .

Usage

import simple_ip_tools

simple_ip_tools.gen_db_from_maxmind_csv("ipdb.bin")
ipdb = simple_ip_tools.load_db("ipdb.bin")
simple_ip_tools.lookup_db(ipdb, "1.2.3.4")
simple_ip_tools.lookup_db(ipdb, "2a01:cb06:c200:3e51:103d:6143:42e0:3d48")

Contributing

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/foo)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add foo feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/foo)
5. Open a pull request

License

MIT License – see LICENSE for details.