get_addresses.py

import json
import requests


"""
Simple tool to fetch the lat, lng coordinates of a list of addresses.

Requirements:

1. This requires an API_KEY for the Google Maps Platform which can be obtained
by following the instructions here ...

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/get-api-key

2. The tool requires "requests", a popular Python package, which can be
installed with "pip install requests".
"""

API_KEY = "google-maps-geocoding-api-key"

url = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json"

addresses = [
    "2 Hawthorn Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK",
    "3 Hawthorn Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK",
    "4 Hawthorn Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK",
    "5 Hawthorn Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK",
    "6 Hawthorn Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK",
    "7 Hawthorn Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK",
    "8 Hawthorn Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK",
    "9 Hawthorn Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK",
    "10 Hawthorn Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK",
]


def get_location(address):
    """Return the location of an address.

    Inputs:
        address (str): e.g. "1 Hawthorn Gardens,Newcastle upon Tyne, UK"

    Returns:
        location (tuple): (lat, lng)
    """

    params = {"key": API_KEY, "address": address}
    repsonse = requests.get(url, params)
    results = repsonse.json()["results"]
    location = results[0]["geometry"]["location"]
    return (location["lat"], location["lng"])


def main():
    for address in addresses:
        location = get_location(address)
        print(location)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()