LOR.collect_elr_lor_converter¶

LOR.collect_elr_lor_converter(confirmation_required=True, verbose=False, raise_error=False)[source]¶

Collects data of ELR/LOR converter from the source web page.

Parameters:

confirmation_required (bool) – Whether user confirmation is required; if confirmation_required=True (default), prompts the user for confirmation before proceeding with data collection.
verbose (bool | int) – Whether to print relevant information to the console; defaults to False.
raise_error (bool) – Whether to raise the provided exception; if raise_error=False (default), the error will be suppressed.

Returns:

A dictionary containing the data of ELR/LOR converter, or None if no data is collected.

Return type:

dict | None

Examples:

>>> from pyrcs.line_data import LOR  # from pyrcs import LOR
>>> lor = LOR()
>>> elr_lor_conv = lor.collect_elr_lor_converter()
To collect data of ELR/LOR converter
? [No]|Yes: yes
>>> type(elr_lor_conv)
dict
>>> list(elr_lor_conv.keys())
['ELR/LOR converter', 'Last updated date']
>>> elr_loc_conv_data = elr_lor_conv['ELR/LOR converter']
>>> type(elr_loc_conv_data)
pandas.core.frame.DataFrame
>>> elr_loc_conv_data.head()
    ELR  ...                                            LOR_URL
0   AAV  ...  http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/pride/pridesw.s...
1   ABD  ...  http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/pride/pridegw.s...
2   ABE  ...  http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/pride/prideln.s...
3  ABE1  ...  http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/pride/prideln.s...
4  ABE2  ...  http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/pride/prideln.s...
[5 rows x 6 columns]