geopy geocode does not map addr - browser googlemap does - google-maps

Question

I am trying to map a list of (~320+) Texas addresses to lat,lng.
I started using geopy (simple example) and it worked for some addresses but it failed on a set of addresses.
So I integrated a backup with googlemaps geocode... but it too failed. Below is the code... see address_to_geoPt.
Yet, when I submit the failed addresses via the browser, it finds the address... any tips on how to get more reliable hits? Which googleapi should I use (see address_to_geoPt_googlemaps())
class GeoMap(dbXLS):
def __init__(self, **kwargs):
super(umcGeoMap, self).__init__(**kwargs)
# Geo Locator
self.gl = Nominatim()
self.gmaps = googlemaps.Client(key='mykeyISworking')
shName = self.xl.sheet_names[0] if 'sheet' not in kwargs else kwargs['sheet']
self.df = self.xl.parse(shName)
def address_to_geoPt(self, addr):
l = self.geoLocation(addr)
if l : return (l.latitude, l.longitude)
return (np.nan, np.nan)
def address_to_geoPt_googlemaps(self, addr):
geocode = self.gmaps.geocode(addr)
if l == None : return (np.nan, np.nan)
# Geocoding an address
locDict = geocode[0]['geometry']['location']
return(locDict['lat'], locDict['lng'])
def address(self, church):
return (church.Address1 + " "
+ church.City + " "
+ church.State + " "
+ church.ZipCode + " "
+ church.Country)
def church_to_geoPt(self, church):
a = (church.Address1 + " "
+ church.City + " "
+ church.State)
if pd.isnull(church.geoPt):
(lat, lng) = self.address_to_geoPt(a)
else: (lat, lng ) = church.geoPt
if not pd.isnull(lat) :
print("DEBUG to_geoPt 1", lat, lng, a)
return (lat,lng)
(lat, lng) = self.address_to_geoPt_googlemaps(a)
print("DEBUG to_geoPt 2", lat, lng, a)
return (lat, lng)
The following shows a set of addresses that are not mapped by geocoders.
4 3000 Bee Creek Rd Spicewood TX 78669-5109 USA
6 P O BOX 197 BERTRAM TX 78605-0197 USA
10 2833 Petuma Dr Kempher TX 78639 USA

Answer 1

#geocodezip provided the answer... and the code worked the next day.