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# gLatLong.py - M.Keranen (mksql@yahoo.com) - 01/09/2006
# ------------------------------------------------------
# Get lat/long coordinates of an address from Google Maps

import os,urllib

addr = raw_input('
Address or (Lat,Long): ')
while addr <> '':
url = ''
if addr[0]=='(':
center = addr.replace('(','').replace(')','')
lat,lng = center.split(',')
url = 'http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%s+%s' % (lat,lng)
else:
# Encode query string into URL
url = 'http://maps.google.com/?q=' + urllib.quote(addr) + '&output=js'
print '
Query: %s' % (url)

# Get XML location
xml = urllib.urlopen(url).read()

if '<error>' in xml:
print '
Google cannot interpret the address.'
else:
# Strip lat/long coordinates from XML
lat,lng = 0.0,0.0
center = xml[xml.find('{center')+10:xml.find('}',xml.find('{center'))]
center = center.replace('lat:','').replace('lng:','')
lat,lng = center.split(',')
url = 'http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%s+%s' % (lat,lng)

if url<>'':
print 'Map: %s' % (url)
os.startfile(url)

addr = raw_input('
Address or (Lat,Long): ')

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