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52 changes: 46 additions & 6 deletions mbta_finder.py
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# A little bit of scaffolding if you want to use it

import urllib2, json
from pprint import pprint
def get_json(url):
"""
Given a properly formatted URL for a JSON web API request, return
a Python JSON object containing the response to that request.
"""
pass
f = urllib2.urlopen(url)
response_text = f.read()
response_data = json.loads(response_text)
pprint(response_data)

get_json("https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=BabsonCollege")

import urllib2, json
from pprint import pprint
def get_lat_long(place_name):
"""
Given a place name or address, return a (latitude, longitude) tuple
Expand All @@ -36,9 +44,18 @@ def get_lat_long(place_name):
See https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/
for Google Maps Geocode API URL formatting requirements.
"""
pass
url = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=" + place_name
f = urllib2.urlopen(url)
response_text = f.read()
response_data = json.loads(response_text)
print response_data["results"][0]["geometry"]["location"]

get_lat_long(BabsonCollege)
#{u'lat': 42.298139, u'lng': -71.26532929999999}


import urllib2, json
from pprint import pprint
def get_nearest_station(latitude, longitude):
"""
Given latitude and longitude strings, return a (station_name, distance)
Expand All @@ -47,13 +64,36 @@ def get_nearest_station(latitude, longitude):
See http://realtime.mbta.com/Portal/Home/Documents for URL
formatting requirements for the 'stopsbylocation' API.
"""
pass
url = "http://realtime.mbta.com/developer/api/v2/stopsbylocation?api_key=wX9NwuHnZU2ToO7GmGR9uw&lat=" + latitude + "&lon=" + longitude + "&format=json"
f = urllib2.urlopen(url)
response_text = f.read()
response_data = json.loads(response_text)
print response_data["stop"][0]["parent_station_name"]

get_nearest_station("42.3530197143555", "-71.0645904541016")
#Boylston

import urllib2, json
from pprint import pprint
def find_stop_near(place_name):
"""
Given a place name or address, print the nearest MBTA stop and the
Given a place name or address, print the nearest MBTA stop and the
distance from the given place to that stop.
"""
pass

url = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=" + place_name
f = urllib2.urlopen(url)
response_text = f.read()
response_data = json.loads(response_text)
latitude = str(response_data["results"][0]["geometry"]["location"]["lat"])
longitude = str(response_data["results"][0]["geometry"]["location"]["lng"])

urla = "http://realtime.mbta.com/developer/api/v2/stopsbylocation?api_key=wX9NwuHnZU2ToO7GmGR9uw&lat=" + latitude + "&lon=" + longitude + "&format=json"
fa = urllib2.urlopen(urla)
response_texta = fa.read()
response_dataa = json.loads(response_texta)
print response_dataa["stop"][0]["stop_name"]
print response_dataa["stop"][0]["distance"]

find_stop_near("HarvardUniversity")
# Massachusetts Ave @ Wendell St
# 0.183475628495216
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