A Python Wrapper to access the Overpass API.
Have a look at the documentation to find additional information.
- Query Overpass API
- Parse JSON and XML response data
- Additional helper functions
Requirements:
Supported Python versions:
- Python 2.7
- Python >= 3.2
- PyPy and PyPy3
Install:
$ pip install overpyAdditional examples can be found in the documentation and in the examples directory.
import overpy
api = overpy.Overpass()
# fetch all ways and nodes
result = api.query("""
way(50.746,7.154,50.748,7.157) ["highway"];
(._;>;);
out body;
""")
for way in result.ways:
print("Name: %s" % way.tags.get("name", "n/a"))
print(" Highway: %s" % way.tags.get("highway", "n/a"))
print(" Nodes:")
for node in way.nodes:
print(" Lat: %f, Lon: %f" % (node.lat, node.lon))Helper methods are available to provide easy access to often used requests.
import overpy.helper
# 3600062594 is the OSM id of Chemnitz and is the bounding box for the request
street = overpy.helper.get_street(
"Straße der Nationen",
"3600062594"
)
# this finds an intersection between Straße der Nationen and Carolastraße in Chemnitz
intersection = overpy.helper.get_intersection(
"Straße der Nationen",
"Carolastraße",
"3600062594"
)Published under the MIT (see LICENSE for more information)