geogetter 0.2.1

Very simple and lightweight geocoder

GeoGetter

GeoGetter is a simple Python library and command-line tool that helps you retrieve geographic information for a given location using various APIs. Whether you need latitude and longitude coordinates, address details, or timezone information, GeoGetter has got you covered.

Features

• Retrieve latitude and longitude coordinates for a location.
• Get detailed address information (country, city, postal code, etc.).
• Fetch timezone data for a specific location.
• Easy-to-use Python library with a command-line interface.

GitHub repository

🔗 geogetter GitHub repo

Installation

You can install GeoGetter using pip (consider using venv):

pip install geogetter

Using geogetter

from geogetter import Geocoder

easter_island = Geocoder("Easter Island")

print(easter_island.lat, easter_island.lon)

Running this script should result in this output

-27.1259451 -109.34963353785872

It's also possible to get more detailed information about the target using following code:

from geogetter import Geocoder

big_ben = Geocoder("Big Ben", address_json=True)

print(big_ben.target_name, "\n")

for item in big_ben.address_json:
    print(f"{item}: {big_ben.address_json.get(item)}")

This should result in the following std out:

Big Ben, Bridge Street, Westminster, Millbank, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, SW1A 2JX, United Kingdom 

amenity: Big Ben
road: Bridge Street
quarter: Westminster
suburb: Millbank
city: City of Westminster
ISO3166-2-lvl8: GB-WSM
state_district: Greater London
state: England
ISO3166-2-lvl4: GB-ENG
postcode: SW1A 2JX
country: United Kingdom
country_code: gb