Turning in my geocoding toolbox

mbta_finder.py

@@ -3,57 +3,72 @@
 
 Find the MBTA stops closest to a given location.
 
+API Key:  AIzaSyBIS2m7-pBDH4hnIOlTd5bNGtnqboGGUZM 
+
 Full instructions are at:
 https://sites.google.com/site/sd15spring/home/project-toolbox/geocoding-and-web-apis
 """
 
 import urllib   # urlencode function
 import urllib2  # urlopen function (better than urllib version)
 import json
+from pprint import pprint
+import str
 
 
 # Useful URLs (you need to add the appropriate parameters for your requests)
 GMAPS_BASE_URL = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json"
 MBTA_BASE_URL = "http://realtime.mbta.com/developer/api/v2/stopsbylocation"
 MBTA_DEMO_API_KEY = "wX9NwuHnZU2ToO7GmGR9uw"
+My_API_URL = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=[number+street+type],[+cityname],[+state]&key=AIzaSyBIS2m7-pBDH4hnIOlTd5bNGtnqboGGUZM"
 
 
 # A little bit of scaffolding if you want to use it
 
+def make_url(place_name):
+    """
+    Given a place name or address, return a url that will open the necessary API
+    place name must be in string format, "number+street+type,+cityname,+state"
+    """
+    url = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=" + place_name + "&key=AIzaSyBIS2m7-pBDH4hnIOlTd5bNGtnqboGGUZM"
+    return url
+
 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)
+    return response_data
 
 def get_lat_long(place_name):
     """
     Given a place name or address, return a (latitude, longitude) tuple
     with the coordinates of the given place.
 
+    place name must be in string format, "number+street+type,+cityname,+state"
+
     See https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/
     for Google Maps Geocode API URL formatting requirements.
     """
-    pass
-
+   	url = make_url(place_name)
+    data = get_json(url)
+    coordinates = (data["results"]["geometry"]["location"]["lat"], data["results"][0]["geometry"]["location"]["lat"])
+    return coordinates
 
-def get_nearest_station(latitude, longitude):
+def get_nearest_station(place_name):
     """
-    Given latitude and longitude strings, return a (station_name, distance)
-    tuple for the nearest MBTA station to the given coordinates.
-
-    See http://realtime.mbta.com/Portal/Home/Documents for URL
-    formatting requirements for the 'stopsbylocation' API.
-    """
-    pass
-
-
-def find_stop_near(place_name):
-    """
-    Given a place name or address, print the nearest MBTA stop and the 
-    distance from the given place to that stop.
+    Given a place name,  return a (station_name, distance)
+    tuple for the nearest MBTA station to the coordinates of the given place
     """
-    pass
-
+    coordinates = get_lat_long(place_name)
+    latitude = str(coordinates[1])
+    longitude = str(coordinates[2])
+    lat.lng = "&lat=" + latitude +"&lon=" + longitude
+    url = "http://realtime.mbta.com/developer/api/v2/stopsbylocation?" + lat.lng + "&format=json"
+    data = get_json(url)
+    nearest_stop_name = ["stop"][0]["stop_name"]
+    distance = ["stop"][0]["distance"]
+    station = (nearest_stop_name, distance)