I am trying to install Geopy in Python. How do I do this in really simple terms? I have Python 3.4.0 launcher installed. Where do I write the Geopy install command? On a text file with a .py extension? Or in Terminal? I have read to ways to install Geopy, using easy-install and pip. Which one should I use? Below is one example I have read:
mkdir -p $HOME/lib/pythonX.Y, where X.Y is the Python version, and press Enter.
easy_install-X.Y package, where package is the name of the package to install, and press Enter.
Below is another installation I have read:
pip install geopy
>>> from geopy.geocoders import Nominatim
>>> geolocator = Nominatim()
>>> location = geolocator.geocode("175 5th Avenue NYC")
>>> print(location.address)
Flatiron Building, 175, 5th Avenue, Flatiron, New York, NYC, New York, ...
>>> print(location.latitude, location.longitude)
(40.7410861, -73.9896297241625)
>>> print(location.raw)
{u'place_id': u'9167009604', u'type': u'attraction', ...}
So, in the above code, where am I writing this, because this is printing the result upon request? In Terminal? I have the Python launcher but I can't seem to write a new script within it, it just loads text files with the .py extension.
Apologies for the asking about the basics here. Very much a novice. If anyone could explain how I could install Geopy and execute the above geocoding technique in a step-by-step way, it would be very much appreciated.
Answer
Assuming you have pip installed (as miles mentioned), in terminal, type:
pip install geopy
Then you should be able to use the geopy module in python. Try from terminal
python
>>> from geopy.geocoders import Nominatim
>>> geolocator = Nominatim()
...etc