CreateGMapMarkers

Python wrapper for Google Maps API, automatically generates HTML & JS with mapped markers

Generating the HTML file

1. Import package

import creategmapmarkers

2. Create an instance of the object

map = CreateGMapMarkers(map_center_latitude, map_center_longitude, zoom_level, map_center_icon, map_center_icon_title)
map_center_latitude/longitude = single coordinate, can either be a string or a float
zoom_level = controls how zoomed in the map will render, ranges from 0-18
map_center_icon = 'none' for no markers, 'default' for pin seen in example below, 'picture_name.extension' found in icons folder
map_center_icon_title = Marker title if it exists, can pass HTML content

3. Set your Google Maps API Key, Found Here

map.set_api_key('Add_your_API_Key')

4. Create your markers (As many as you need)
Latitudes/longitudes/titles take a list of coordinates, must be of same length or it won't create the markers.

There are 8 choices of colors for the markers or many other custom icons:
• Red(original), White, Orange, Purple, Yellow, Blue, Black, Green
• All Custom icons can be found in the icons folder, ex:"/icons/icon_name.svg"

create_markers(latitudes_list, longitudes_list, markers_titles_list, markers_color)

5. Generate HTML file

map.map_markers('HTML file name')        # No need to add .html

Example:

test.html Raw List of Coordinates:

black_lat = ['49.284040', '49.283190']
black_lon = ['-123.115950', '-123.115680']
black_titles = ['black 1', 'black 2']
red_lat = ['49.283460', '49.284490', '49.284740']
red_lon = ['-123.116560', '-123.115000', '-123.115170']
red_titles = ['red 1', 'red 2', 'red 3']
yellow_lat = ['49.284740', '49.284790', '49.284580', '49.284580']
yellow_lon = ['-123.115170', '-123.115240', '-123.114610', '-123.117080']
yellow_titles = ['yellow 1', 'yellow 2', 'yellow 3', 'yellow 4']
red_lat2 = ['49.284790', '49.285050']
red_lon2 = ['-123.116780', '-123.116350']
red_titles2 = ['red 4', 'red 5']

Creating object & creating HTML file:

test = CreateGMapMarkers("49.283140", -123.115950, 16, 'none', '<b>Current Location!</b>')
test.set_api_key('API_KEY')
test.create_markers(red_lat, red_lon, red_titles, 'red')
test.create_markers(black_lat, black_lon, 'None', 'black')
test.create_markers(yellow_lat, yellow_lon, yellow_titles, 'yellow')
test.create_markers(red_lat2, red_lon2, red_titles2, 'red')
test.map_markers('test')

Inspired by vgm64's gmplot

gmplot unfortunately didn't work for my project and didn't properly map markers. I wanted to add some extra features such as adding custom icons, colorful markers and ability to map different markers at once. I felt that this would be helpful for Hackathon situations and quickly creating custom maps.

Author: Jean-Claude Tissier
Feel free to contribute or request new features and leave an issue if you have any problems/questions!