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pyPostcode
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Python wrapper for the API of postcodeapi.nu
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##Introduction
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This is a Python library to request information from the PostcodeApi.nu API.
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This API allows you to search for Dutch addresses using zipcodes.
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For more information about this API, please visit http://postcodeapi.nu
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##Installation
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###Manually
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pyPostcode consists of a single file (pyPostcode.py) that you can put in your python search path or in site-packages (or dist-packages depending on the platform)
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You can also simply run it by putting it in the same directory as you main script file or start a python interpreter in the same directory.
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pyPostcode works with Python 2.7.x (you're welcome to test other versions)
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###API-key
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The API can only be used when you have your own API-key.
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You can request this key by visiting: http://www.postcodeapi.nu/#request
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##Example
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###Basic usage
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Get the address by using the zipcode and the house number
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```python
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#!/usr/bin/python
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from pyPostcode import pyPostcodeApi
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postcodeapi = pyPostcodeApi('{YOUR_API_KEY}') # Set your own API-key
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result = postcodeapi.getaddress('1011AC', 154) # use address search
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print result.street, result.house_number, result.town
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```
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###Result data
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the following information can be gathered from the result:
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* street
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* house_number
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* postcode
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* town
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* municipality
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* province
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* latitude
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* longitude
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* x ([Rijksdriehoek]/[Trigonometrical] coordinate)
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* y ([Rijksdriehoek]/[Trigonometrical] coordinate)
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##License
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"PostcodeApi" is owned by freshheads, see http://postcodeapi.nu and http://freshheads.com for more information.
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I am in no way affiliated with PostcodeAPI or the freasheads organization.
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[Rijksdriehoek]: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijksdriehoekscoördinaten
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[Trigonometrical]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulation_station
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