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Reconciling with Places API

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5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
20/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
cpp, javascript

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Begin by comparing the address metadata at the Chromium i18n URL with the Córdoba result returned by Google Places Autocomplete and its JavaScript widget. Determine whether the mismatch is in address normalization or validation; done means a documented compatibility conclusion or a clearly scoped library change.

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Hi,

I'm trying to use metadata to validate addresses which may be populated from Autocomplete using the Google Places API. There are some challenging inconsistencies, such as Córdoba, Argentina.

Assuming the reference in this DB is the province (which includes a city by the same name):
https://chromium-i18n.appspot.com/ssl-address/data/AR/Córdoba

Places API and the corresponding JavaScript widget, however, returns a version without the accent on the province name: "Córdoba, Cordoba, Argentina" like here:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/C%C3%B3rdoba,+Cordoba,+Argentina

This is just one example. Has anyone successfully validated addresses returned from Places Autocomplete using this library?

Thanks!

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