When I run speedtest-cli, I get this.
Cannot retrieve speedtest configuration
ERROR: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden
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The problem cleared up. The server was down temporarily.
Hi, @fixit7 .
I've never ran speedtest-cli but, after a web search, I've found the following Reddit post (in the subreddit "r/Linux4noobs") that was posted 23 days ago:
In that Reddit post, the original poster ("u/CryPTuuNe") wrote the following:
"(...) I just setup Ubuntu on my new PC. For testing purposes I installed the speedtest-cli and with the command Speedtest everything worked fine. I don't know what I did then, but now I am getting an http error 403 forbidden. But when doing speedtest --secure everything works fine again. (...)"
According to the "speedtest-cli" manpage - Ubuntu Manpage: speedtest-cli - Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net - the "--secure" switch has the following meaning:
--secure
Use HTTPS instead of HTTP when communicating with speedtest.net operated servers
I hope this helps.
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Thanks ricmarques. I will use --secure from now on.
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Thanks for finding this info. Now using --secure 
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Hi, you can actually put speedtest.Speedtest(secure=1) like this,
hope it help, you guys help me ; )
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Hi, Ricmarques,
Thanks for your info.
With --secure, it works!
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Thanks, Ricmarques, but my question is why we need add "--secure"?
I didn't do anything, I just reinstalled my PC, and then speedtest-cli can't work. And I must added "--secure" now, it's so wierd! This problem wastes my half day time. Why without "--secure" option, my original environment could work? The root cause is on the different version of "speedtest-cli"? I suspect so.
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Thanks, speedtest-cli works with --secure option
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