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Add error handling for speedtest-cli failures
claude Mar 9, 2026
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import subprocess
import json
import sqlite3
import sys

# Run speedtest-cli command and capture output as JSON
speedtest_output = subprocess.run(
result = subprocess.run(
["speedtest-cli", "--json"], capture_output=True, text=True
).stdout.strip()
)
speedtest_output = result.stdout.strip()

if result.returncode != 0 or not speedtest_output:
print("speedtest-cli failed:", result.stderr.strip(), file=sys.stderr)
print(
"This typically happens in cloud/container environments where "
"Speedtest.net blocks requests (HTTP 403)."
)
sys.exit(1)

print(speedtest_output)

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