python function to use googles geocoding. import requests

python geocode function

    def _geocode(self, address, *args, **kwargs):
        url = 'http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json'
        payload = {
            'address': address+' '+self.state,
            'sensor': 'false',
        }
        r = requests.get(url, params=payload)
        
        if r.status_code == 200:
            data = r.json
            print data
            lat = data['results'][0]['geometry']['location']['lat']
            lng = data['results'][0]['geometry']['location']['lng']
            return lat, lng
        return 0, 0