#2865 Try to add a bit of error handling

Author: rjzupkoii

talkmap.ipynb

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     "import frontmatter\n",
     "import glob\n",
     "import getorg\n",
-    "from geopy import Nominatim"
+    "from geopy import Nominatim\n",
+    "from geopy.exc import GeocoderTimedOut"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -59,6 +60,9 @@
    },
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
+    "# Set the default timeout, in seconds\n",
+    "TIMEOUT = 5\n",
+    "\n",
     "# Prepare to geolocate\n",
     "geocoder = Nominatim(user_agent=\"academicpages.github.io\")\n",
     "location_dict = {}\n",
@@ -99,8 +103,15 @@
     "    description = f\"{title}<br />{venue}; {location}\"\n",
     "\n",
     "    # Geocode the location and report the status\n",
-    "    location_dict[description] = geocoder.geocode(location)\n",
-    "    print(description, location_dict[description])"
+    "    try:\n",
+    "        location_dict[description] = geocoder.geocode(location, timeout=TIMEOUT)\n",
+    "        print(description, location_dict[description])\n",
+    "    except ValueError as ex:\n",
+    "        print(f\"Error: geocode failed on input {location} with message {ex}\")\n",
+    "    except GeocoderTimedOut as ex:\n",
+    "        print(f\"Error: geocode timed out on input {location} with message {ex}\")\n",
+    "    except Exception as ex:\n",
+    "        print(f\"An unhandled exception occurred while processing input {location} with message {ex}\")"
    ]
   },
   {

talkmap.py

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 import glob
 import getorg
 from geopy import Nominatim
+from geopy.exc import GeocoderTimedOut
+
+# Set the default timeout, in seconds
+TIMEOUT = 5
 
 # Collect the Markdown files
 g = glob.glob("_talks/*.md")
@@ -37,8 +41,15 @@
     description = f"{title}<br />{venue}; {location}"
 
     # Geocode the location and report the status
-    location_dict[description] = geocoder.geocode(location)
-    print(description, location_dict[description])
+    try:
+        location_dict[description] = geocoder.geocode(location, timeout=TIMEOUT)
+        print(description, location_dict[description])
+    except ValueError as ex:
+        print(f"Error: geocode failed on input {location} with message {ex}")
+    except GeocoderTimedOut as ex:
+        print(f"Error: geocode timed out on input {location} with message {ex}")
+    except Exception as ex:
+        print(f"An unhandled exception occurred while processing input {location} with message {ex}")
 
 # Save the map
 m = getorg.orgmap.create_map_obj()