OtherAssets

class pyrcs.collector.OtherAssets(update=False, verbose=True, raise_error=False)[source]

A class representation of all modules of the subpackage other_assets for collecting the codes of other assets.

Parameters:

  • update (bool) – Whether to check for updates to the catalogue; defaults to False.

  • verbose (bool | int) – Whether to print relevant information to the console; defaults to True.

  • raise_error (bool) – Whether to raise the provided exception; if raise_error=False (default), the error will be suppressed.

Variables:

  • connected (bool) – Whether the Internet / the Railway Codes website is connected.

  • catalogue (dict) – The catalogue of the data.

  • SignalBoxes (SignalBoxes) – An instance of the SignalBoxes class.

  • Tunnels (Tunnels) – An instance of the Tunnels class.

  • Viaducts (Viaducts) – An instance of the Viaducts class.

  • Stations (Stations) – An instance of the Stations class.

  • Depots (Depots) – An instance of the Depots class.

  • Features (Features) – An instance of the Features class.

  • HabdWild (HabdWild) – An instance of the HabdWild class.

  • WaterTroughs (WaterTroughs) – An instance of the WaterTroughs class.

  • Telegraph (Telegraph) – An instance of the Telegraph class.

  • Buzzer (Buzzer) – An instance of the Buzzer class.

Examples:

>>> from pyrcs import OtherAssets
>>> oa = OtherAssets()
>>> # To get data of railway stations
>>> rail_stn_locations = oa.Stations.fetch_locations()
>>> type(rail_stn_locations)
dict
>>> list(rail_stn_locations.keys())
['Mileages, operators and grid coordinates', 'Last updated date']
>>> rail_stn_locations_dat = rail_stn_locations[oa.Stations.KEY_TO_STN]
>>> type(rail_stn_locations_dat)
pandas.core.frame.DataFrame
>>> rail_stn_locations_dat.head()
           Station  ...                                    Former Operator
0       Abbey Wood  ...  London & South Eastern Railway from 1 April 20...
1       Abbey Wood  ...
2             Aber  ...  Keolis Amey Operations/Gweithrediadau Keolis A...
3        Abercynon  ...  Keolis Amey Operations/Gweithrediadau Keolis A...
4  Abercynon North  ...  [Cardiff Railway Company from 13 October 1996 ...
[5 rows x 13 columns]
>>> # To get data of signal boxes
>>> signal_boxes_codes = oa.SignalBoxes.fetch_prefix_codes()
>>> type(signal_boxes_codes)
dict
>>> list(signal_boxes_codes.keys())
['Signal boxes', 'Last updated date']
>>> signal_boxes_codes_dat = signal_boxes_codes[oa.SignalBoxes.KEY]
>>> type(signal_boxes_codes_dat)
pandas.core.frame.DataFrame
>>> signal_boxes_codes_dat.head()
  Code               Signal Box  ...            Closed        Control to
0   AF  Abbey Foregate Junction  ...
1   AJ           Abbey Junction  ...  16 February 1992     Nuneaton (NN)
2    R           Abbey Junction  ...  16 February 1992     Nuneaton (NN)
3   AW               Abbey Wood  ...      13 July 1975      Dartford (D)
4   AE         Abbey Works East  ...   1 November 1987  Port Talbot (PT)
[5 rows x 8 columns]

Attributes

NAME

The name of the data.

Methods

update([confirmation_required, verbose, ...])

Updates the pre-packed data of the other assets.