google places

google_places.py

import requests, pandas as pd
from creds import GOOGLE_KEY

GEO_BASE = 'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=%s&key=%s'

def georef(address): #1600+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA

    url = GEO_BASE %(address, GOOGLE_KEY) 
    res = requests.get(url).json().get('results')   #returns a list
    df = pd.DataFrame(res)

    df['geometry'] = df['geometry'].apply(lambda geo: geo['location'])
    df['lat'] = df['geometry'].apply(lambda geo: geo['lat'])
    df['lon'] = df['geometry'].apply(lambda geo: geo['lng'])
    df = df.drop(['address_components','geometry','place_id','types'], axis=1)

    return df