defGetISSCurrentPosition.py

import requests
import json
import time

# Get the current position of the ISS
def get_iss_current_position():
    r = requests.get('http://api.open-notify.org/iss-now.json')
    myjson = json.loads(r.content)
    if myjson["message"] == "success":
        return myjson

with open('/Users/geoffrey/Desktop/iss/iss.csv', 'w') as f:
    f.write('latitude,longitude,timestamp')
    for i in range (0,20000):
        currentPosition = get_iss_current_position()
        f.write(currentPosition['iss_position']['latitude'] + ','+ currentPosition['iss_position']['longitude'] + ',' + str(currentPosition['timestamp']))
        f.write("\n")
        print(i)
        time.sleep(10)