GoogleMaps API -address to coordinates (latitude,longitude)
google-geocoding-api, google-maps, python
Solution
Although Google deprecated the V2 calls with googlemaps (which is why you're seeing the broken calls), they just recently announced that they are giving developers a six-month extension (until September 8, 2013) to move from the V2 to V3 API. See Update on Geocoding API V2 for details.
In the meantime, check out pygeocoder as a possible Python V3 solution.
Problem
This is driving me crazy. I have deleted this key 1000 times so far. Yesterday it worked like a charm, today not anymore Here is the python code: ``` from googlemaps import GoogleMaps gmaps = GoogleMaps("AIzaSyBIdSyB_td3PE-ur-ISjwFUtBf2O0Uo0Jo") exactaddress ="1 Toronto Street Toronto" lat, lng = gmaps.address_to_latlng(exactaddress) print lat, lng GoogleMapsError: Error 610: G_GEO_BAD_KEY ``` It is now returning the above error for no obvious reasons. I don't think I have reached the request limit or the maximum rate To stay on the safe side I even introduced delays (1sec) ...stil getting the same error Does anybody have any idea how I can solve this? Having to work with a different python module is fine if you can indicate an alternative to the one that I am currently using. thanks C PS: the key is valid, it is a client key and it was automatically enabled when I enabled GoogleMAP API3 in the App console. No restrictions for domains or IPs EDIT: So here is what I ended up using ``` def decodeAddressToCoordinates( address ): urlParams = { 'address': address, 'sensor': 'false', } url = 'http://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json?' + urllib.urlencode( urlParams ) response = urllib2.urlopen( url ) responseBody = response.read() body = StringIO.StringIO( responseBody ) result = json.load( body ) if 'status' not in result or result['status'] != 'OK': return None else: return { 'lat': result['results'][0]['geometry']['location']['lat'], 'lng': result['results'][0]['geometry']['location']['lng'] } ``` The library that Jason pointed me to is also interesting but since my code was intended to fix something (one time use) I have not tried his solution. I will definitely consider that if I get to write code again :-)