Function to retrieve region name based on administrative level and coordinates.

GoogleMapsAPI_get_region_name.py

import os, json, time
import requests
from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
from termcolor import colored
debug_msg = True

def get_region_name(lat,lng,region_type):

    def adm_parser(regtype):
        tr = {
            'adm0': 'country',
            'adm1': 'administrative_area_level_1',
            'adm2': 'administrative_area_level_2',
            'adm3': 'administrative_area_level_3',
            'adm4': 'administrative_area_level_4',
            'city': 'locality'
        }
        return tr[regtype]

    try: 
        urlApi = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?/"
        latlng= str(lat) +','+str(lng)
        payload = {'latlng': latlng}
        
        web = requests.get(urlApi, params=payload)
        data = web.text
        js = json.loads(data)

        
        if 'status' not in js:
            if debug_msg: print (time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"), colored('Failure getting point location. Status not in JS','red'))
            return False
        elif js['status'] == 'ZERO_RESULTS':
            if debug_msg: print (time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"), colored('Failure getting point location. Zero results','red'))
            return False
        elif js['status'] == 'OVER_QUERY_LIMIT':
            if debug_msg: print (time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"), colored('Failure getting point location. Over query','red'))
            if debug_msg: print (time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"), 'Start waiting...')
            time.sleep(5*60)
            return False
        else:
            for result in js["results"]:
                if 'political' in result['types'] and adm_parser(region_type) in result['types']:
                    for component in result['address_components']:
                        if adm_parser(region_type) in component['types']:
                            return component['long_name']
        
        if debug_msg: print (time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"), colored('No '+region_type+' in result','yellow'))
        return False
    except Exception as e: 
        if debug_msg: print (time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"), colored('Error general in get_point_adress','red'), e)
        return False