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+#!/bin/env python
+
+# Retrieves a list of cell towers for a named area.
+
+import overpass
+api = overpass.API(debug=False)
+
+import sys
+pos=sys.argv[1]
+rad=sys.argv[2]
+
+# query = 'node["tower:type"=communication]around(around:1234,61,23)'
+# query = 'node[man_made=mast](around:12345,61,23)'
+query = 'node[man_made=mast](around:{},{})'.format(rad,pos)
+print(query, file=sys.stderr)
+# exit(0)
+
+# result = api.Get(query, responseformat="csv(::towers)", verbosity="meta")
+# result = api.Get(query, responseformat="json(::towers)", verbosity="meta")
+result = api.Get(query, responseformat="json")
+import json
+print(json.dumps(result))
+exit(0)
+
+towers = {"type": []}
+del result[0]  # header
+for row in result:
+    uid = int(row[0])
+    username = row[1]
+    if uid in towers["type"]:
+        continue
+    towers["type"].append(uid)
+print(towers)