PyRipe

A modern Python client library for the RIPE Database REST API. PyRipe provides a clean, type-safe interface to interact with RIPE's RESTful web services, built with Pydantic for robust data validation and serialization.

Features

• Full REST API Coverage: Support for all RIPE Database operations including search, create, update, and delete
• Type Safety: Built with Pydantic models for compile-time type checking and runtime validation
• Dual Environment Support: Seamless switching between production (RIPE) and test environments
• Rich Query Options: Advanced search capabilities with filtering, tagging, and flags
• Error Handling: Comprehensive exception handling with detailed error messages
• Modern Python: Requires Python 3.13+ and uses type hints throughout

Installation

pip install pyripe

Or using Poetry:

poetry add pyripe

Quick Start

Initialize the Client

from pyripe import RipeRestApiClient

# Use RIPE production environment
client = RipeRestApiClient(source="RIPE")

# Or use test environment
client = RipeRestApiClient(source="TEST")

# With basic authentication
client = RipeRestApiClient(source="RIPE", basic_auth="your_base64_auth")

Search Objects

# Simple search
result = client.search("192.168.1.1")

# Advanced search with filters
result = client.search(
    query="192.168.1.1",
    sources=["RIPE"],
    type_filters=["inetnum", "route"],
    limit=10,
    offset=0
)

Get Object by Primary Key

from pyripe.models import Attributes, Attribute

# Define the primary key attributes
pk = Attributes(attribute=[
    Attribute(name="inetnum", value="192.168.1.0 - 192.168.1.255")
])

# Get the object
result = client.get_object(pk)

Create a New Object

from pyripe.models import Object, Attributes, Attribute

# Create a new object
new_obj = Object(
    attributes=Attributes(attribute=[
        Attribute(name="inetnum", value="192.168.2.0 - 192.168.2.255"),
        Attribute(name="netname", value="MY-NETWORK"),
        # Add more attributes...
    ])
)

result = client.create_object(new_obj)

Update an Object

# Update existing object
updated_obj = Object(
    attributes=Attributes(attribute=[
        Attribute(name="inetnum", value="192.168.2.0 - 192.168.2.255"),
        Attribute(name="netname", value="MY-UPDATED-NETWORK"),
    ])
)

result = client.update_object(updated_obj)

Delete an Object

# Delete object by primary key
pk = Attributes(attribute=[
    Attribute(name="inetnum", value="192.168.2.0 - 192.168.2.255")
])

result = client.delete_object(pk)

Supported Object Types

PyRipe supports all RIPE Database object types:

Primary Objects

• aut-num - Autonomous System Number
• domain - Domain name
• inet6num - IPv6 address range
• inetnum - IPv4 address range
• route - IPv4 route
• route6 - IPv6 route
• as-set - AS set
• filter-set - Filter set
• inet-rtr - Internet router
• peering-set - Peering set
• route-set - Route set
• rtr-set - Router set

Secondary Objects

• as-block - AS block
• irt - Incident Response Team
• key-cert - Key certificate
• mntner - Maintainer
• organisation - Organization
• person - Person
• role - Role
• poem - Poem
• poetic-form - Poetic form

API Reference

RipeRestApiClient

The main client class for interacting with the RIPE REST API.

Methods

• get_object(pk, unfiltered=False, managed_attributes=False, abuse_contact=False, resource_holder=False) - Retrieve a specific object
• search(query, sources=[], inverse_attributes=None, include_tags=None, exclude_tags=None, type_filters=None, flags=None, managed_attributes=False, abuse_contact=False, resource_holder=False, limit=None, offset=None) - Search for objects
• create_object(obj) - Create a new object
• update_object(obj) - Update an existing object
• delete_object(pk) - Delete an object

Data Models

All API responses and requests use Pydantic models for type safety and validation:

• WhoisResources - Main response container
• Object - RIPE database object
• Attributes - Object attributes
• Attribute - Individual attribute
• And many more...

Error Handling

PyRipe provides specific exception types for different error scenarios:

from pyripe.exceptions import (
    RipeRestApiError,
    RipeRestApiServerError,
    RipeRestApiInvalidPrimaryKeyError,
    RipeRestApiUnexpectedResponseError
)

try:
    result = client.search("invalid-query")
except RipeRestApiServerError as e:
    print(f"Server error: {e.http_status}")
    print(f"Error messages: {e.ripe_messages}")
except RipeRestApiInvalidPrimaryKeyError:
    print("Invalid primary key provided")
except RipeRestApiError as e:
    print(f"An error occurred: {e}")

API Endpoints

• Production: https://rest.db.ripe.net
• Test: https://rest-test.db.ripe.net

For more information about the RIPE REST API, visit the official documentation.

Requirements

• Python 3.13+
• requests >= 2.32.5
• pydantic >= 2.12.5

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Support

For issues and questions:

• GitHub Issues
• RIPE Database Documentation

Acknowledgments

• Built with Pydantic
• Uses Requests for HTTP communication