Calling Starbucks Store Locator API for each zip code in LA County

call_locator_api.py

#open zip code file
f = open('laZips.txt', 'r')
laZips = [z.replace('\n','') for z in f.readlines()]

allStores = []
for idx,z in enumerate(laZips):
    #call request for 100 stores with current zipcode
    r = requests.get('https://www.starbucks.com/store-locator?place='+z)
    
    #if any response fails, quit immediately
    if r.status_code != 200:
        raise SystemExit
    
    #process the text response that Starbucks gives back
    storeInfoList = processResponse(r.text)
    
    #truncate the returned zip code to a 5 digit zip
    for storeInfo in storeInfoList:
        storeInfo[6] = storeInfo[6][:5]
    
    #add this store to the master list of stores
    allStores += storeInfoList