PySpeedTest is a simple package that uses Selenium to automate tests from speedtest.net.
You need Python3 with the selenium package. Be sure that WebDrivers are in your system $PATH.
To use tcpdump and get traffic traces, you need to execute it as root.
Follow this instructions: https://gist.github.com/zapstar/3d2ff4f345b43ce7918889053503ef84
For Mac OS, just install Wireshark that does the magic. Note that you must specify the interface.
You can run a test with:
results_chrome = pyspeedtest.run_speedtest(browser="chrome", pcap_path="trace.pcap")
print(results_chrome)
You can use Chrome and Firefox. No particular tricks are neededs.
You need to install Wireshark to make tcpdump work. You need to specify capture interface, as 'any' does not work. You do not need any driver for Safari.
You need to install WinDump, and specify the path of the executable. You need to install the Edge driver, for edge.