--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/globalneighbors/main.py	Sat Jun 24 12:03:39 2017 -0700
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+locate nearest cities
+"""
+
+# imports
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+from .cli import CitiesParser
+from .locations import locations
+from .read import read_cities
+from .schema import fields
+
+try:
+    # python 2
+    string = (str, unicode)
+except NameError:
+    # python 3
+    string = (str, )
+
+
+def main(args=sys.argv[1:]):
+    """CLI"""
+
+    # parse command line options
+    parser = CitiesParser(description=__doc__)
+    options = parser.parse_args(args)
+
+    # read data
+    cities = list(read_cities(options.cities, fields=fields))
+
+    # get locations
+    city_locations = locations(cities)
+
+    # output
+    print (json.dumps(city_locations, indent=2, sort_keys=True))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
+
+