places.py

from googleplaces import GooglePlaces, types, lang
import json

YOUR_API_KEY = 'AIzaSyBgRq1iYHYtaAkVf23XJBEAk39R-pAERQw'

def get_places(location = 'Toronto, Canada', keyword='Tacos':

    google_places = GooglePlaces(YOUR_API_KEY)

    # You may prefer to use the text_search API, instead.
    query_result = google_places.nearby_search(
            location=location, keyword=keyword,
            radius=20000, types=[types.TYPE_FOOD])
    # If types param contains only 1 item the request to Google Places API
    # will be send as type param to fullfil:
    # http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/changes-and-quality-improvements-in_16.html

    if query_result.has_attributions:
        print query_result.html_attributions

    place = query_result.places[0]
    place.get_details()
    name = str(place.name)
    location = str(place.geo_location)
    photos = place.photos
    photo_url = ''


    for photo in photos:
        photo.get(maxheight=500, maxwidth=500)
        photo_url = photo.url
        if photo_url != None:
            break
    json_string = '{"name": "{name}","location": "{loc}","url": "{url}"}'.format(name=name, loc = location, url = photo_url)
    return json.loads(json_string)

get_place()

""" for place in query_result.places:
    # Returned places from a query are place summaries.
    print place.name
    print place.geo_location
    print place.place_id

    # The following method has to make a further API call.
    place.get_details()
    # Referencing any of the attributes below, prior to making a call to
    # get_details() will raise a googleplaces.GooglePlacesAttributeError.
    print place.details # A dict matching the JSON response from Google.
    print place.local_phone_number
    print place.international_phone_number
    print place.website
    print place.url

    # Getting place photos

    for photo in place.photos:
        # 'maxheight' or 'maxwidth' is required
        photo.get(maxheight=500, maxwidth=500)
        # MIME-type, e.g. 'image/jpeg'
        photo.mimetype
        # Image URL
        photo.url
        # Original filename (optional)
        photo.filename
        # Raw image data
        photo.data """


""" # Are there any additional pages of results?
if query_result.has_next_page_token:
    query_result_next_page = google_places.nearby_search(
            pagetoken=query_result.next_page_token)


# Adding and deleting a place
try:
    added_place = google_places.add_place(name='Mom and Pop local store',
            lat_lng={'lat': 51.501984, 'lng': -0.141792},
            accuracy=100,
            types=types.TYPE_HOME_GOODS_STORE,
            language=lang.ENGLISH_GREAT_BRITAIN)
    print added_place.place_id # The Google Places identifier - Important!
    print added_place.id

    # Delete the place that you've just added.
    google_places.delete_place(added_place.place_id)
except GooglePlacesError as error_detail:
    # You've passed in parameter values that the Places API doesn't like..
    print error_detail """