classmethod GoogleMapPlotter.from_geocode(location, zoom=13, apikey='')

Initialize a GoogleMapPlotter object using a location string (instead of a specific lat/lng location).

Requires Geocoding API.

• Parameters

  location str – Location or address of interest, as a human-readable string.

• Optional Parameters

  • zoom int – Zoom level, where 0 is fully zoomed out. Defaults to 13.

  • apikey str – Google Maps API key.

• Returns

  GoogleMapPlotter

Usage:

import gmplot
apikey = '' # (your API key here)
gmap = gmplot.GoogleMapPlotter.from_geocode('Chiyoda City, Tokyo', apikey=apikey)
gmap.draw("map.html")