p19.py

import urllib.request, urllib.parse, urllib.error
import json

api_key = False
# If you have a Google Places API key, enter it here
# api_key = 'AIzaSy___IDByT70'
# https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/intro

if api_key is False:
    api_key = 42
    serviceurl = 'http://py4e-data.dr-chuck.net/geojson?'
else :
    serviceurl = 'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?'

while True:
    address = input("Enter location: ")
    
    if len(address) < 1 : break

    parms = dict()
    parms['address'] = address
    if api_key is not False: parms['key'] = api_key
    url = serviceurl + urllib.parse.urlencode(parms)

    print('Retrieving',url)

    uh = urllib.request.urlopen(url)
    data = uh.read()
    print('Retrived',len(data),'characters')

    try:
        js = json.loads(data)
    except:
        js = None

    if not js or 'status' not in js or js['status'] != 'OK':
        print('==== Failure To Retrieve ====')
        print(data)
        continue
    
    print(json.dumps(js, indent=4))

    placeid = js["results"][0]['place_id']
    print("Place id",placeid)