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"""Python example to connect and retrieve values from foursquare API."""

import json # the API call returns JSON formatted data

import datetime as dt # need date in v= or the api call doesn't work

from urllib.parse import quote

from urllib.request import urlopen

# globals

limiter = "1" # make sure to keep as string due to concat issues otherwise

cityer = input("What city do you want to search in? (no spaces, include country): ")

queryer = quote(input("What is the name of the venue to search?: "))

clientider = "5HIGYBY4D24FXGCYTMYBUBGLYQSLORV03CRUS4E53F3GZ1VS"

clientsecreter = "B11MC3TFDEY10XQQTUDQGGTKDGCCJBOHD4RPY5VYEW12ZNIN"

dater = dt.datetime.today().strftime("%Y%m%d") # the v needs YYYYMMDD format

# the actual api call url

foursquareapivenuesearch = (

"https://api.foursquare.com/v2/venues/search?limit="

+ limiter

+ "&near="

+ cityer

+ "&query="

+ queryer

+ "&client_id="

+ clientider

+ "&client_secret="

+ clientsecreter

+ "&v="

+ dater

)

request = urlopen(foursquareapivenuesearch) # open the url

dataconvert = json.loads(request.read()) # read the data returned from url

print(dataconvert["response"]) # print list of return json

lat = str(

dataconvert["response"]["venues"][0]["location"]["lat"]

) # foursquare response latitude

lng = str(

dataconvert["response"]["venues"][0]["location"]["lng"]

) # foursquare response longitude

print(f"\nLat/Long: {lat}, {lng}") # print lat long only

quantmapstring = f"https://www.qwant.com/maps/#map=20.08/{lat}/{lng}"

print(f"Here is the quant map page for that location:\n {quantmapstring}")

print("Right click on link and open in browser to view the location.\n")