Get Per Diem Value by Event Date and Zipcode

pediem.py

import requests
import datetime

PER_DIEM_API = 'https://explore.data.gov/resource/perdiem.json'

def get(params):
    
    r = requests.get(PER_DIEM_API, params=params)
    return r.json()


# event date and zip code should be send as parameter
date = '03-08-2014'
event_data = datetime.datetime.strptime(date, '%d-%m-%Y').date()
month = event_data.strftime("%b")
year = event_data.strftime("%Y")
zipcode = '46899'

# Set fiscalyear
# state
params = {
    'fiscalyear': year,
    'zip': zipcode,
}

results = get(params) or None
if results:
    results = results[0]
    print results[month.lower()]
else:
    print "invalid request"