Collects all russian universities

getUnivers.py

import vk
import json
import time

session = vk.Session(
    access_token='token_with_offline_scope')
api = vk.API(session, v='5.95', lang='ru')

JSON = {"cities": []}

counter = 1
while counter <= 1500:
    try:
        city = api.database.getCitiesById(city_ids=counter)

        if city[0]['title']:
            univers = api.database.getUniversities(
                country_id=1, city_id=counter, count=10000)

            city[0]['universities'] = univers['items']
            JSON['cities'].append(city)

        counter += 1

    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        break

    except vk.exceptions.VkAPIError as e:
        try:
            print(e)
            time.sleep(0.5)

        except KeyboardInterrupt:
            break


with open('data.json', 'w', encoding='utf8') as json_file:
    json.dump(
        JSON, json_file, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2)