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Serban Razvan
Serban Razvan

Reputation: 4490

Getting map location Python

Is there any way to get the computer geolocation (as in Google Maps "My Location") from a Python script? The computer would always be connected to the Internet.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 4819

Answers (2)

Joran Beasley
Joran Beasley

Reputation: 114048

>>> import re,requests
>>> raw = requests.get('http://www.geoiptool.com/').text
>>> latlon = re.search("GPoint\(([^)]+)\)",raw).groups(0)
>>> lat,lon = map(float,latlon[0].split(","))
>>> print "Latitude:%s   Longitude:%s"%(lat,lon)
Latitude:-117.2455   Longitude:46.7322

a couple of caveats ...

  1. This probably is not the best method and should not be done over and over again or you might upset the site owners

  2. this uses IP lookups so it may not be as good as GPS/wifi coordinates

Upvotes: 3

twil
twil

Reputation: 6162

Google Maps license do not allow using geocoding service API outside map object. Look at this question https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/18871/is-there-an-open-source-geocoding-tool-which-can-be-used-commercially. Hope it helps.

Upvotes: 0

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