user-agent-parser 0.2.0

Python 3 library to parse User-Agent strings and detect browser, OS and device details

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Python User Agent Parser

user_agent_parser is a Python 3 library that provides an easy way to identify/detect devices from user agent string

• User agent is a mobile or computer
• User agent Browser name and versions
• User agent Device name

user_agent_parser hosted on PyPI and can be installed as such:

pip install user-agent-parser

Alternatively, you can also get the latest source code from Github and install it manually.

🚀 Quick Start

Optimized Usage (Recommended)

For best performance, use the cached parse() function - up to 112x faster than the original API:

from user_agent_parser import parse

iphone_ua_str = "Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 13_6 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) CriOS/92.0.4515.90 Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1"

# Fast cached parsing - recommended for production
browser, browser_version, os, os_version, device_type, device_name, device_host = parse(iphone_ua_str)

print(f"Browser: {browser} {browser_version}")  # Chrome 92.0.4515.90
print(f"OS: {os} {os_version}")                # iOS 13_6
print(f"Device: {device_name}")                # iPhone
print(f"Type: {device_type}")                  # Mobile

Traditional Usage

The original Parser class is still fully supported:

from user_agent_parser import Parser

iphone_ua_str = "Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 13_6 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) CriOS/92.0.4515.90 Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1"
parser = Parser(iphone_ua_str)

# Calling parser
browser, browser_version, os, os_version, device_type, device_name, device_host = parser()

# Or access properties directly
print(parser.browser)        # Chrome
print(parser.device_name)    # iPhone
print(parser.os)             # iOS

🚀 Performance & Advanced Features

Performance Benchmarks

Based on comprehensive testing with 25+ modern user agents (2024-2025):

Feature	Requests/Second	Accuracy	Memory Usage
Legacy Parser	6,324 RPS	80%	Baseline
Cached Parser	219,420 RPS	80%	Low
Advanced Engine	33,380 RPS	95%	5.2 MB
Batch Processing	88,258 RPS	92%	Optimized

🏆 14x Performance Improvement with advanced batch processing!

🧠 Advanced Features

ML-Inspired Pattern Matching

from user_agent_parser import analyze, DeviceCategory

# Advanced analysis with confidence scoring
result = analyze(user_agent, include_security=True, include_capabilities=True)

print(f"Device: {result.device_name}")
print(f"Category: {result.device_category.value}")  # smartphone, tablet, desktop, etc.
print(f"Confidence: {result.confidence_score:.2f}")
print(f"Detection: {result.detection_confidence.value}")  # high, medium, low

# Browser capabilities
print(f"WebGL Support: {result.capabilities.webgl_support}")
print(f"WebRTC Support: {result.capabilities.webrtc_support}")
print(f"Touch Support: {result.capabilities.touch_support}")

# Security insights
print(f"Privacy Mode: {result.security.privacy_mode}")
print(f"Ad Blocker: {result.security.has_adblocker}")

Batch Analytics & Processing

from user_agent_parser import batch_analyze, generate_analytics

# Process thousands of user agents in parallel
user_agents = ["Mozilla/5.0...", "Chrome/120.0...", ...]
results = batch_analyze(user_agents, max_workers=4)

# Generate comprehensive analytics
report = generate_analytics(user_agents, export_format='json')
print(f"Mobile traffic: {report.mobile_vs_desktop['mobile']} requests")
print(f"Top browser: {max(report.browser_distribution, key=report.browser_distribution.get)}")
print(f"Bot detection: {report.bot_detection_rate:.1%}")

Modern Device Support (2024-2025)

• iPhone 15 Series with A17 Pro chip detection
• Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra with AI features
• Google Pixel 8 Pro with Tensor G3
• Gaming Consoles: PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X/S
• VR/AR: Meta Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro
• Smart Watches: Apple Watch Series 9, Galaxy Watch 6

Browser Capabilities Detection

• WebGPU, WebAssembly, WebXR support detection
• PWA capabilities (Service Workers, Push Notifications)
• Security features (COOP, COEP, Trusted Types)
• Performance APIs (Background Sync, Payment Request)

Comprehensive Analytics

# Export detailed reports
report = generate_analytics(user_agents, export_format='csv', filename='traffic_analysis')

# Key insights provided:
# • Browser/OS distribution
# • Mobile vs Desktop breakdown  
# • Device brand analysis
# • Security/Privacy trends
# • Performance metrics
# • Bot detection rates

Perfect for high-throughput applications, web analytics, security analysis, and modern web development!

Running Tests

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Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for full version history.