my 4th toolbox

mbta_finder.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 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"
-
+""" The demo key does not work, hence I will finsh my code after I get the key"""
 
 # A little bit of scaffolding if you want to use it
 
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ 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
-
+    JSON_object = urlopen(url)
+    response_text = JSON_object.read()
+    response_data = json.loads(str(response_text, "utf-8"))
+    return response_data
 
 def get_lat_long(place_name):
     """
@@ -35,8 +37,19 @@ def get_lat_long(place_name):
     See https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/
     for Google Maps Geocode API URL formatting requirements.
     """
-    pass
+    place_word = place_name.split()
+    JSON_BASE_URL = GMAPS_BASE_URL + "?address="
 
+    index = 0
+    for word in place_word:
+        if index == 0:
+            temp_URL = JSON_BASE_URL + word
+            index = 1
+        else:
+            temp_URL = temp_URL + "%20" + word
+
+    place_data = get_json(temp_URL)
+    return place_data['results'][0]['geometry']['location']['lat'],place_data['results'][0]['geometry']['location']['lng']
 
 def get_nearest_station(latitude, longitude):
     """
@@ -46,12 +59,20 @@ def get_nearest_station(latitude, longitude):
     See http://realtime.mbta.com/Portal/Home/Documents for URL
     formatting requirements for the 'stopsbylocation' API.
     """
-    pass
+    location_URL = MBTA_BASE_URL + "?api key=" + MBTA_DEMO_API_KEY + "&lat=" + str(latitude) + "&lon=" + str(longitude) + "&format=json"
+    station_data = get_json(location_URL)
+    station_name = station_data["stop"][0]["stop_name"]
+    distance = station_data["stop"][0]["distance"]
 
+    return station_name, distance
 
 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.
     """
-    pass
+    lat, lon = get_lat_long(place_name)
+    name, dist = get_nearest_station(lat,lon)
+    return name, dist
+
+print(find_stop_near(Olin College of Engineering))