python-google-places provides a simple wrapper around the experimental Google Places API.
pip install https://github.com/slimkrazy/python-google-places/zipball/master
OR
pip install python-google-places
Download source and then: python setup.py install
A Google API key with Places activated against it. Please check the Google API console, here: http://code.google.com/apis/console
Code is easier to understand than words, so let us dive right in
from googleplaces import GooglePlaces, types, lang
YOUR_API_KEY = 'AIzaSyAiFpFd85eMtfbvmVNEYuNds5TEF9FjIPI'
google_places = GooglePlaces(YOUR_API_KEY)
# You may prefer to use the text_search API, instead.
query_result = google_places.nearby_search(
location='London, England', keyword='Fish and Chips',
radius=20000, types=[types.TYPE_FOOD])
if query_result.has_attributions:
print query_result.html_attributions
for place in query_result.places:
# Returned places from a query are place summaries.
print place.name
print place.geo_location
print place.place_id
# The following method has to make a further API call.
place.get_details()
# Referencing any of the attributes below, prior to making a call to
# get_details() will raise a googleplaces.GooglePlacesAttributeError.
print place.details # A dict matching the JSON response from Google.
print place.local_phone_number
print place.international_phone_number
print place.website
print place.url
# Getting place photos
for photo in place.photos:
# 'maxheight' or 'maxwidth' is required
photo.get(maxheight=500, maxwidth=500)
# MIME-type, e.g. 'image/jpeg'
photo.mimetype
# Image URL
photo.url
# Original filename (optional)
photo.filename
# Raw image data
photo.data
# Adding and deleting a place
try:
added_place = google_places.add_place(name='Mom and Pop local store',
lat_lng={'lat': 51.501984, 'lng': -0.141792},
accuracy=100,
types=types.TYPE_HOME_GOODS_STORE,
language=lang.ENGLISH_GREAT_BRITAIN)
print added_place.place_id # The Google Places identifier - Important!
print added_place.id
# Delete the place that you've just added.
google_places.delete_place(added_place.place_id)
except GooglePlacesError as error_detail:
# You've passed in parameter values that the Places API doesn't like..
print error_detail
googleplaces.GooglePlacesError
googleplaces.GooglePlacesAttributeError
googleplaces.geocode_location(location, sensor=False)
Converts a human-readable location to a Dict containing the keys: lat, lng.
Raises googleplaces.GooglePlacesError if the geocoder fails to find the
specified location.
googleplaces.GooglePlaces
nearby_search(**kwargs)
Returns googleplaces.GooglePlacesSearchResult
kwargs:
keyword -- A term to be matched against all available fields, including but
not limited to name, type, and address (default None)
language -- The language code, indicating in which language the results
should be returned, if possble. (default en)
lat_lng -- A dict containing the following keys: lat, lng (default None)
location -- A human readable location, e.g 'London, England' (default None)
name -- A term to be matched against the names of the Places.
Results will be restricted to those containing the passed name value. (default None)
radius -- The radius (in meters) around the location/lat_lng to restrict
the search to. The maximum is 50000 meters (default 3200)
rankby -- Specifies the order in which results are listed:
'prominence' (default) or 'distance' (imply no radius argument)
sensor -- Indicates whether or not the Place request came from a device
using a location sensor (default False)
types -- An optional list of types, restricting the results to Places (default [])
text_search(**kwargs)
Returns googleplaces.GooglePlacesSearchResult
kwargs:
query -- The text string on which to search, for example:
"Restaurant in New York".
lat_lng -- A dict containing the following keys: lat, lng (default None)
location -- A human readable location, e.g 'London, England' (default None)
language -- The language code, indicating in which language the results
should be returned, if possble. (default en)
radius -- The radius (in meters) around the location/lat_lng to restrict
the search to. The maximum is 50000 meters (default 3200)
types -- An optional list of types, restricting the results to Places (default [])
autocomplete(**kwargs):
Returns googleplaces.GoogleAutocompleteSearchResult
kwargs:
input -- The text string on which to search, for example:
"Hattie B's".
lat_lng -- A dict containing the following keys: lat, lng (default None)
location -- A human readable location, e.g 'London, England' (default None)
radius -- The radius (in meters) around the location to which the
search is to be restricted. The maximum is 50000 meters.
(default 3200)
language -- The language code, indicating in which language the
results should be returned, if possible. (default lang.ENGLISH)
types -- A type to search against. See `types.py` "autocomplete types"
for complete list
https://developers.google.com/places/documentation/autocomplete#place_types.
components -- An optional grouping of places to which you would
like to restrict your results. An array containing one or
more tuples of:
* country: matches a country name or a two letter ISO 3166-1 country code.
eg: [('country','US')]
radar_search(**kwargs)
Returns googleplaces.GooglePlacesSearchResult
kwargs:
keyword -- A term to be matched against all available fields, including
but not limited to name, type, and address (default None)
name -- A term to be matched against the names of Places. Results will
be restricted to those containing the passed name value.
opennow -- Returns only those Places that are open for business at the time
the query is sent
lat_lng -- A dict containing the following keys: lat, lng (default None)
location -- A human readable location, e.g 'London, England' (default None)
language -- The language code, indicating in which language the results
should be returned, if possble. (default en)
radius -- The radius (in meters) around the location/lat_lng to restrict
the search to. The maximum is 50000 meters (default 3200)
sensor -- Indicates whether or not the Place request came from a
device using a location sensor (default False).
types -- An optional list of types, restricting the results to Places (default [])
get_place(**kwargs)
Returns a detailed instance of googleplaces.Place
place_id -- The unique Google identifier for the required place.
language -- The language code, indicating in which language the results
should be returned, if possble. (default en)
sensor -- Indicates whether or not the Place request came from a
device using a location sensor (default False).
checkin(place_id, sensor=False)
Checks in an anonymous user in to the Place that matches the place_id.
kwargs:
place_id -- The unique Google identifier for the required place.
sensor -- Boolean flag denoting if the location came from a device
using its location sensor (default False).
add_place(**kwargs)
Returns a dict containing the following keys: place_id, id.
kwargs:
name -- The full text name of the Place. Limited to 255
characters.
lat_lng -- A dict containing the following keys: lat, lng.
accuracy -- The accuracy of the location signal on which this request
is based, expressed in meters.
types -- The category in which this Place belongs. Only one type
can currently be specified for a Place. A string or
single element list may be passed in.
language -- The language in which the Place's name is being reported.
(default googleplaces.lang.ENGLISH).
sensor -- Boolean flag denoting if the location came from a device
using its location sensor (default False).
delete_place(place_id, sensor=False)
Deletes a place from the Google Places database.
kwargs:
place_id -- The unique Google identifier for the required place.
sensor -- Boolean flag denoting if the location came from a
device using its location sensor (default False).
googleplaces.GoogleAutocompleteSearchResult
raw_response
Returns the raw JSON response from the Autocomplete API.
predictions
Returns an array of prediction objects.
googleplaces.GooglePlacesSearchResult
raw_response
The raw JSON response returned by the Google Places API.
places
A list of summary googleplaces.Place instances.
has_attributions()
Returns a flag indicating if the search result has html attributions that
must be displayed.
html_attributions()
Returns a List of String html attributions that must be displayed along with
the search results.
googleplaces.Prediction
description
String representation of a Prediction location. Generally contains
name, country, and elements contained in the terms property.
id
Returns a unique stable identifier denoting this Place. This identifier
may not be used to retrieve information about this Place, but can be used
to consolidate data about this Place, and to verify the identity of a
Place across separate searches
matched_substrings
Returns the placement and offset of the matched strings for this search.
A an array of dicts, each with the keys 'length' and 'offset', will be returned.
place_id
Returns the unique stable identifier denoting this place.
This identifier may be used to retrieve information about this
place.
This should be considered the primary identifier of a place.
reference
Returns a unique identifier for the Place that can be used to fetch full
details about it. It is recommended that stored references for Places be
regularly updated. A Place may have many valid reference tokens.
terms
A list of terms which build up the description string
A an array of dicts, each with the keys `offset` and `value`, will be returned.
types
Returns a List of feature types describing the given result.
place
Returns a Dict representing the full response from the details API request.
This property will raise a googleplaces.GooglePlacesAttributeError if it is
referenced prior to get_details()
get_details(**kwargs)
Retrieves full information on the place matching the reference.
kwargs:
language -- The language code, indicating in which language the
results should be returned, if possible. This value defaults
to the language that was used to generate the
GooglePlacesSearchResult instance.
googleplaces.Place
reference
(DEPRECATED) Returns a unique identifier for the Place that can be used to
fetch full details about it. It is recommended that stored references for
Places be regularly updated. A Place may have many valid reference tokens.
id
(DEPECATED) Returns a unique stable identifier denoting this Place. This
identifier may not be used to retrieve information about this Place, but
can be used to consolidate data about this Place, and to verify the identity
of a Place across separate searches.
place_id
A textual identifier that uniquely identifies a place. To retrieve information
about the place, pass this identifier in the placeId field of a Places API
request.
icon
contains the URL of a suggested icon which may be displayed to the user when
indicating this result on a map.
types
Returns a List of feature types describing the given result.
geo_location
Returns the geocoded latitude,longitude value for this Place.
name
Returns the human-readable name for the Place.
vicinity
Returns a feature name of a nearby location. Often this feature refers to a
street or neighborhood.
rating
Returns the Place's rating, from 0.0 to 5.0, based on user reviews.
details
Returns a Dict representing the full response from the details API request.
This property will raise a googleplaces.GooglePlacesAttributeError if it is
referenced prior to get_details()
photos
returns a list of available googleplaces.Photo objects.
formatted_address
Returns a string containing the human-readable address of this place. Often
this address is equivalent to the "postal address".
This property will raise a googleplaces.GooglePlacesAttributeError if it is
referenced prior to get_details()
local_phone_number
Returns the Place's phone number in its local format.
This property will raise a googleplaces.GooglePlacesAttributeError if it is
referenced prior to get_details()
international_phone_number
Returns the Place's phone number in international format. International
format includes the country code, and is prefixed with the plus (+) sign.
This property will raise a googleplaces.GooglePlacesAttributeError if it is
referenced prior to get_details()
website
Returns the authoritative website for this Place, such as a business'
homepage.
url
Returns the official Google Place Page URL of this Place.
has_attributions
Returns a flag indicating if the search result has html attributions that
must be displayed. along side the detailed query result.
html_attributions
Returns a List of String html attributions that must be displayed along with
the detailed query result.
checkin()
Checks in an anonynomous user in.
get_details(**kwargs)
Retrieves full information on the place matching the place_id.
kwargs:
language -- The language code, indicating in which language the
results should be returned, if possible. This value defaults
to the language that was used to generate the
GooglePlacesSearchResult instance.
googleplaces.Photo
orig_height
the maximum height of the origin image.
orig_width
the maximum height of the origin image.
html_attributions
Contains any required attributions. This field will always be present,
but may be empty.
photo_reference
A string used to identify the photo when you perform a Photo request
via the get method.
get
Fetches the actual photo data from the Google places API.
mimetype
Specifies the mimetype if the fetched image. This property is only
available after the get API has been invoked.
filename
Specifies the filename of the fetched image. This property is only
available after the get API has been invoked.
data
The binary data of the image. This property is only available after the
get API has been invoked.
url
The url of the image. This property is only available after the get API
has been invoked.