{"categories":[{"label":"Internet","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/internet/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Python client library that wraps Google Maps Platform web service APIs, enabling geocoding, directions, distance matrices, elevation, time zones, places, and address validation from Python applications.","skillfed_tags":["google-maps-api","geocoding-directions","location-services"],"use_cases":["Geocode addresses to latitude/longitude coordinates or reverse-geocode coordinates to addresses in batch or real-time workflows.","Fetch driving, transit, walking, or cycling directions and distance matrices between multiple locations for routing or logistics applications.","Look up time zones, elevation data, or validate postal addresses programmatically in data processing pipelines.","Query nearby places, place details, or autocomplete place names for location-aware features in web or mobile backends.","Build location-based services that combine multiple Maps APIs (e.g., find nearby places, then get directions to them)."],"what_it_does":"This is a Python wrapper around Google's Maps Platform web service APIs. It lets you call Google's geocoding, directions, distance matrix, elevation, geolocation, time zone, roads, places, address validation, and static maps endpoints from Python code without building HTTP requests manually. You instantiate a Client with your API key and call methods like geocode(), directions(), or reverse_geocode() to get structured responses.\n\nThe library handles authentication, request formatting, and response parsing. It includes automatic retry logic for transient 5xx failures. The package is community-supported and marked Beta; while it aims for backwards compatibility, the documentation reserves the right to make breaking changes while in version 0.x. It requires Python 3.5 or later and depends on the requests library for HTTP transport.","worth_installing":"Yes, with conditions. The library is stable, permissively licensed, and actively maintained despite infrequent releases. High install friction (source-only distribution) and a 1296-day gap since the last PyPI release are notable drawbacks, but the repository shows recent activity. Install it if you need to call Google Maps APIs from Python and can tolerate building from source; verify that your Python version and the requests library version meet the documented requirements before deploying."},"id":"googlemaps","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/googlemaps","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/googlemaps.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/googlemaps/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2023-01-26","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"googlemaps","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Python client library for Google Maps Platform"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":3169106,"position":2716,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"4.10.0"}