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Jithendra
Jithendra

Reputation: 45

How to Handle geopy.exc.GeocoderTimedOut: Service timed out Error

I'm using the geopy library with the Nominatim API to geocode locations in a Python script. However, I keep getting this error:

geopy.exc.GeocoderTimedOut: Service timed out

this is my code:

from geopy.geocoders import Nominatim as NT
import folium

geo_locator = NT(user_agent="geoapiExercises")

place_1 = "Yemen"

location_1 = geo_locator.geocode(place_1)

user_map1 = folium.Map(location=[location_1.latitude, location_1.longitude], zoom_start=15)
user_map1.save("map.html")

i checked my internet connection, but I still get the timeout error intermittently and I increased the timeout parameter, but it still times out occasionally

i want to create the base map by using this code but keep getting error message. how can i handle or prevent this timeout error message?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 106

Answers (1)

minotheminnie
minotheminnie

Reputation: 11

The GeocoderTimedOut error typically occurs when the Nominatim service takes too long to respond. This can be due to a variety of reasons such as network issues, server load, or the Nominatim service being overwhelmed.

To handle or prevent the timeout error, you can use a retry mechanism in your code.

Upvotes: 1

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