Usage ===== .. doctest:: >>> import geosub >>> geosub.lookup('US', '10001') SubdivisionHierarchy(code='US-NY', country_code='US', name='New York', ..., type='State') >>> geosub.lookup('CA', 'M5H 2N2') SubdivisionHierarchy(code='CA-ON', country_code='CA', name='Ontario', ..., type='Province') >>> geosub.lookup('FR', '75001') SubdivisionHierarchy(code='FR-11', country_code='FR', name='Aude', ..., type='Metropolitan department') >>> geosub.lookup('AU', '2000') SubdivisionHierarchy(code='AU-NSW', country_code='AU', name='New South Wales', ..., type='State') >>> geosub.lookup('GB', 'SW1A 1AA') SubdivisionHierarchy(code='GB-ENG', country_code='GB', name='England', ..., type='Country') >>> geosub.lookup('BR', '01000-000') SubdivisionHierarchy(code='BR-SP', country_code='BR', name='São Paulo', ..., type='State') >>> geosub.lookup('IN', '110001') SubdivisionHierarchy(code='IN-DL', country_code='IN', name='Delhi', ..., type='Union territory') >>> geosub.lookup('RU', '101000') SubdivisionHierarchy(code='RU-MOW', country_code='RU', name='Moskva', ..., type='Autonomous city') >>> geosub.lookup('JP', '100-0001') SubdivisionHierarchy(code='JP-40', country_code='JP', name='Fukuoka', ..., type='Prefecture') >>> geosub.lookup('DE', '10115') SubdivisionHierarchy(code='DE-BE', country_code='DE', name='Berlin', ..., type='Land') If `lookup()` does not find a subdivision, it returns `None`. It's important to handle this possibility in your code: .. doctest:: >>> print(geosub.lookup('XX', '99999')) None