WhatIsMyIP

v2026.5.22 safe
2.0
Low Risk

Fetch your public IP address from external sources with Python.

🤖 AI Analysis

Final verdict: SAFE

The package is primarily designed for fetching public IP addresses and does not exhibit any malicious activities such as shell execution or credential theft.

  • Low network risk, aligned with package functionality.
  • No signs of obfuscation or credential risk.
Per-check LLM notes
  • Network: The observed network calls are likely intended to retrieve the user's IP address, aligning with the package's presumed functionality.
  • Shell: No shell execution patterns were detected.
  • Obfuscation: No obfuscation patterns detected, indicating low risk.
  • Credentials: No credential harvesting patterns detected, indicating low risk.
  • Metadata: The author has only one package on PyPI, which could indicate a new or less active account, but no other red flags were identified.

🔬 Heuristic Checks

Outbound Network Calls score 3.0

Found 2 network call pattern(s)

  • try: response = urllib.request.urlopen(ipWebsite, timeout=5) charsets = respon
  • TES: try: urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=5).read() except Exception as e
Code Obfuscation

No obfuscation patterns detected

Shell / Subprocess Execution

No shell execution patterns detected

Credential Harvesting

No credential harvesting patterns detected

Typosquatting

No typosquatting candidates detected

Registered Email Domain

Email domain looks legitimate: inventwithpython.com

Suspicious Page Links

All external links appear legitimate

Git Repository History

Repository asweigart/whatismyip appears legitimate

Maintainer History score 2.0

1 maintainer concern(s) found

  • Author "Al Sweigart" appears to have only 1 package on PyPI (new or inactive account)
Known CVE Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities found in OSV database.

💡 AI App Starter Prompt

Use this prompt to build a project with WhatIsMyIP
Create a user-friendly command-line tool that allows users to check their public IP address and gather additional network information using the 'WhatIsMyIP' Python package. This tool should provide a simple interface for querying the user's current public IP address and also include some optional advanced features for tech-savvy users.

Step 1: Set up a virtual environment and install the 'WhatIsMyIP' package along with any other necessary dependencies.
Step 2: Design a main function that initializes the tool and provides a menu for the user to choose from different options such as checking IP, fetching location details, or exiting the program.
Step 3: Implement a feature that fetches and displays the user's public IP address using the 'WhatIsMyIP' package. Ensure this process is fast and reliable.
Step 4: Add an option to fetch more detailed information about the IP address such as the geographical location, ISP details, and any other available metadata. Use APIs provided by the 'WhatIsMyIP' package or integrate with external services.
Step 5: Include an option for users to save their IP address and location data into a local file for record-keeping purposes.
Step 6: Provide a help menu within the tool that explains all available commands and how to use them effectively.

Suggested Features:
- Display the fetched IP address in a clean, readable format.
- Allow users to specify which external service to use for fetching IP information.
- Implement error handling to manage cases where the IP cannot be retrieved due to network issues.
- Offer an option to refresh the IP address periodically in real-time.
- Create a log file to track all IP address queries made through the tool.