Create geo_locate.py

geo_locate.py

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+import requests
+import json
+from urllib.parse import quote
+
+
+def get_geo_coords(address, access_token):
+    base_url = "https://us1.locationiq.com/v1/search"
+    headers= {"key: " + f"{access_token}", "Content-Type: application/json",}
+    url = f"{base_url}?key={access_token}&q={quote(address)}&format=json"
+    response = requests.get(url)
+    rjson = json.loads(response.content)
+    return (float(rjson[0]['lat']), float(rjson[0]['lon']))
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    address = 'Grytviken, South Georgia'  #'Rio de Janerio, Argentina'
+    (lat, lon) = get_geo_coords(address)   #'307 Pauly Drive, Englewood, Ohio, USA')
+    print(f'{address}: Lat = {float(lat):.2f}, Lon = {float(lon):.2f}')