Learn how to fetch businesses and their details from Google Maps using geocoding and places with Python. This article covers everything from installing required packages to creating a .tsv file with csv in Python. You will also learn how to turn a python script to GUI easily with gooey, get coordinates of a location using Google Maps geocoding API, search for businesses using Google Maps places search, and get details of a place using Google Maps place search. The article also includes tips for filtering results by keyword, location, business type, and maximum results. Additionally, this article covers how to skip non-operational or closed businesses and how to parse opening hours for businesses with irregular hours. Once you have all the data, you can save it into a CSV file and view results. Overall, this article is a comprehensive guide to scraping Google Maps for business details with Python.
