Geolocation for Flask using Maxmind.
pip install flask-geo
Initialize the extension:
from flask import Flask
from flask_geo import Geolocation
app = Flask(__name__)
geo = Geolocation(app)Download a maxmind db:
flask download-geo-db --license-key=XXX
Get the country or city of the visitor:
from flask_geo import geolocate_country, geolocate_city
@app.route("/")
def index():
country_iso_code = geolocate_country()
# or
city_name, country_iso_code = geolocate_city()Important
Geolocation results are cached in the session. To clear the cache use clear_geo_cache()
Tip
When app.debug is true, you can override which ip address to use for geolocation using the __remoteaddr query parameter: http://localhost:5000?__remoteaddr=1.1.1.1
| Config key | Extension argument | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLASK_GEO_MAXMIND_DB | maxmind_db | Filename towards the maxmind db | GeoLite2-City.mmdb |
| FLASK_GEO_USE_CITY_DB | is_city_db | Whether it is the city db or the country db | True |
| FLASK_GEO_SILENT | silent | Do not raise any errors whether the db is missing or geolocation fails | True |