List the Top 5 States in a csv from Zip_Codes

zip_to_state_top_5.py

import csv
import json
from sys import argv
import requests

base_request = 'http://api.zippopotam.us/us/'

# import the zip codes you will be looking for
with open(argv[1], 'r') as f:
    reader = csv.reader(f)
    zipcodes = [x[6] for x in reader if x[6] not in ('zip', '')]

states = {}

for zip in zipcodes:
    request = requests.get(base_request + zip)
    if request.ok:
        r_list = json.loads(request.text)
        state = r_list['places'][0]['state abbreviation']
        if state in states.keys():
            states[state] += 1
        else:
            states[state] = 1

top_5 = sorted(states, key=lambda k: states[k], reverse=True)[:5]
print([(x, states[x]) for x in top_5])