Python bindings to libpostal for fast international address parsing/normalization
pypostal
These are the official Python bindings to https://github.com/openvenues/libpostal, a fast statistical parser/normalizer for street addresses anywhere in the world.
Usage
from postal.expand import expand_address
expand_address('Quatre vingt douze Ave des Champs-Élysées')
from postal.parser import parse_address
parse_address('The Book Club 100-106 Leonard St, Shoreditch, London, Greater London, EC2A 4RH, United Kingdom')
Installation
Before using the Python bindings, you must install the libpostal C library. Make sure you have the following prerequisites:
On Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get install curl autoconf automake libtool python-dev pkg-config
On CentOS/RHEL
sudo yum install curl autoconf automake libtool python-devel pkgconfig
On Mac OSX
brew install curl autoconf automake libtool pkg-config
Installing libpostal
git clone https://github.com/openvenues/libpostal
cd libpostal
./bootstrap.sh
./configure --datadir=[...some dir with a few GB of space...]