GetDistance.py

#!/usr/bin/python
import requests
from sys import argv 
def get_distance(origin,destination):
	gmap='http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/distancematrix/json'
	payload={"origins":origin,"destinations":destination,"sensor":'false' }
	try:
		a=requests.get(gmap,params=payload)
		data = a.json()
		origin = str(data['origin_addresses'][0])
		destination= str(data['destination_addresses'][0])
		distance = data['rows'][0]['elements'][0]['distance']['text']
		return distance,origin,destination
	except Exception,e:
		print "The %s or %destination does not exists :(" %(origin,destination)
		exit()

if __name__=="__main__":
	if len(argv)<3:
		print "sorry Check the format"
	else:
		origin=argv[1]
		destination=argv[2]
		distance,origin,destination=get_distance(origin,destination)
		print "%s ---> %s    :   %s" %(origin,destination,distance)

Program that prints the distance between two places in kilometers

Usage:

python getDistance.py city1 city2

Minor spelling mistakes are acceptable
Eg:
python getDistance.py mavelikara indiranagar,bangalur
Mavelikara, Kerala, India ---> Indira Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India : 621 km

python getDistance.py mavelikara indiranagar,tamilnadu
Mavelikara, Kerala, India ---> Indiranagar, Tumbal R.F., Tamil Nadu 636114, India : 496 km