geocoder using gmaps client

geocoder.py

#geocoding function using googlemaps python client
def geocode(address):
    try: geocode_result = gmaps.geocode(address)
    except:
        print("Exception occured for "+address)
        return (None, None, None)
    geocode_result = geocode_result[0]
    return (geocode_result['geometry']['location']['lat'],
            geocode_result['geometry']['location']['lng'],
            geocode_result['place_id']
               )
  
  trip_data["start_lat"],trip_data["start_long"], trip_data["start_gplace_id"] = zip(*trip_data["StartLocation"].map(geocode))