Django and Google maps: Extracting the coordinates for a given location in string using Geocoding API

sample_geocode_result.py

# Please read carefully
# The code below relies on Google Maps API services, precisely the Geocoding API. 
# In order to play with the code below, you will need a Google Maps API key with all the above API enabled in your Google Cloud API dashboard

from django.conf import settings
from pprint import pprint

# Assuming googlemaps python module has been installed
from googlemaps import Client

# Initialize the client
gmaps = Client(key=settings.YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY_HERE)

# Geocoding a particular location where the argument is a string
location = gmaps.geocode('Bengaluru') # For example, other complete addresses such as "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W." works as well
pprint(location)

# Resulting output
[{'address_components': [{'long_name': 'Bengaluru',
                          'short_name': 'Bengaluru',
                          'types': ['locality', 'political']},
                         {'long_name': 'Bangalore Urban',
                          'short_name': 'Bangalore Urban',
                          'types': ['administrative_area_level_2',
                                    'political']},
                         {'long_name': 'Karnataka',
                          'short_name': 'KA',
                          'types': ['administrative_area_level_1',
                                    'political']},
                         {'long_name': 'India',
                          'short_name': 'IN',
                          'types': ['country', 'political']}],
  'formatted_address': 'Bengaluru, Karnataka, India',
  'geometry': {'bounds': {'northeast': {'lat': 13.173706, 'lng': 77.8826809},
                          'southwest': {'lat': 12.7342888, 'lng': 77.3791981}},
               'location': {'lat': 12.9715987, 'lng': 77.5945627},
               'location_type': 'APPROXIMATE',
               'viewport': {'northeast': {'lat': 13.173706, 'lng': 77.8826809},
                            'southwest': {'lat': 12.7342888,
                                          'lng': 77.3791981}}},
  'place_id': 'ChIJbU60yXAWrjsR4E9-UejD3_g',
  'types': ['locality', 'political']}]

# Extracting the coordinate data from the above result
coords = location[0]['geometry']['location']
print(coords['lat']) # 12.9715987
print(coords['lng']) # 77.5945627