A simplistic Python Geocoder.
Geocoder is an Apache2 Licensed Geocoding library, written in Python.
>>> import geocoder
>>> g = geocoder.google('Moscone Center')
>>> g.latlng
(37.784173, -122.401557)
>>> g.city
'San Francisco'
...You can install, upgrade, uninstall Geocoder with these commands:
$ pip install geocoder
$ pip install --upgrade geocoder
$ pip uninstall geocoder Using the Geocoder API from Google, this is a simplistic approach to return you all the same results that Google would provide.
>>> import geocoder
>>> g = geocoder.google('1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA')
>>> g.latlng
(37.784173, -122.401557)
>>> g.postal
'94043'
>>> g.city
'Mountain View'
>>> g.country
'United States'
...If you are using a Google App for business. Here is how you can enter your key client-id & secret keyd.
>>> client = 'gme-XXXXXX'
>>> secret = 'XXXXXXXXXX'
>>> g = geocoder.google(<address>, client=client, secret=secret)
...If you have a FREE account, you might only have an API key. This will still work using your Application's quota limits.
>>> api_key = 'XXXXXXX'
>>> g = geocoder.google(<address>, api_key=api_key)
...>>> g = geocoder.google('1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA')
>>> g.json
{'address': '1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA',
'bbox': {'northeast': {'lat': 37.4233474802915, 'lng': -122.0826054197085},
'southwest': {'lat': 37.4206495197085, 'lng': -122.0853033802915}},
'city': 'Mountain View',
'country': 'United States',
'lat': 37.4219985,
'lng': -122.0839544,
'location': '1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA',
'ok': True,
'postal': '94043',
'provider': 'Google',
'quality': 'ROOFTOP',
'status': 'OK'}
...There many obvious reasons why you would need to use proxies, here is the basic syntax on how to successfully use them.
Timeouts are used to stop the connection if it reaches a certain time.
>>> proxies = '111.161.126.84:80'
>>> g = geocoder.google('Ottawa', proxies=proxies, timeout=5.0)
<[OK] Geocoder Google [Ottawa, ON, Canada]>
...Using the Great Circle distance by using the Harversine formula.
>>> d = geocoder.distance('Ottawa', 'Toronto')
>>> d.km
351.902264779
>>> d.miles
218.672067333
...Different ways to use the Distance calculator, you can input the locations by using a tuple (lat, lng) or a dictionary with lat/lng keys.
>>> import geocoder
>>> ottawa = (45.4215296, -75.69719309999999)
>>> toronto = {'lat':43.653226, 'lng':-79.3831843}
>>> d = geocoder.distance(ottawa, toronto)
>>> d.meters
351902
...Using Google's reverse geocoding API, you are able to input a set of coordinates and geocode its location.
>>> latlng = (48.85837, 2.2944813)
>>> g = geocoder.reverse(latlng)
<[OK] Geocoder Google [Eiffel Tower, Paris, France]>
...>>> g = geocoder.osm('1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA')
>>> g.bbox
{'northeast': {'lat': 37.4233474802915, 'lng': -122.0826054197085},
'southwest': {'lat': 37.4206495197085, 'lng': -122.0853033802915}}
>>> g.southwest
{'lat': 37.4206495197085, 'lng': -122.0853033802915}
>>> g.south
37.4206495197085
...Retrieves geocoding data from MaxMind's GeoIP2 services
>>> g = geocoder.ip('74.125.226.99')
>>> g.address
'Mountain View, California United States'
>>> g.latlng
(37.4192, -122.0574)Geocoding your current IP address, simply use me as the input.
>>> g = geocoder.ip('me')
>>> g.address
'Ottawa, Ontario Canada'
>>> g.latlng
(45.4805, -75.5237)
...Retrieves population data from Geonames's Web Service API.
>>> pop = geocoder.population('Springfield, Virginia')
>>> pop
30484
...- address
- location
- city
- state
- country
- postal
- quality
- status
- population (integer)
- ok (boolean)
- x, lng, longitude (float)
- y, lat, latitude (float)
- latlng, xy (tuple)
- bbox {southwest, northeast}
- southwest {lat, lng}
- northeast {lat, lng}
- south, west, north, east (float)
- km (float)
- miles (float)
- meters (integer)
- feet (integer)
## Priority Geocoders
>>> geocoder.google(<location>)
>>> geocoder.reverse(<latlng>)
>>> geocoder.ip(<ip>)
## Secondary Geocoders
>>> geocoder.osm(<location>)
>>> geocoder.mapquest(<location>)
>>> geocoder.arcgis(<location>)
>>> geocoder.geonames(<location>, username='XXXXX')
>>> geocoder.bing(<location>, key='XXXXX')
>>> geocoder.nokia(<location>, app_id='XXXXX', app_code='XXXXX')
>>> geocoder.tomtom(<location>, key='XXXXX')
...$ geocoder Ottawa
45.4215296, -75.69719309999999More interaction with command line will soon follow.
This project is free & open source, it would help greatly for you guys reading this to contribute, here are some of the ways that you can help make this Python Geocoder better.
Please feel free to give any feedback on this module. If you find any bugs or any enhancements to recommend please send some of your comments/suggestions to the Github Issues Page.
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