SignalBoxes.fetch_non_national_rail_codes

SignalBoxes.fetch_non_national_rail_codes(update=False, pickle_it=False, data_dir=None, verbose=False)

Fetch signal box prefix codes of non-national rail from local backup.

Parameters

• update (bool) – whether to check on update and proceed to update the package data, defaults to False

• pickle_it (bool) – whether to replace the current package data with newly collected data, defaults to False

• data_dir (str, None) – name of package data folder, defaults to None

• verbose (bool, int) – whether to print relevant information in console as the function runs, defaults to False

Returns

signal box prefix codes of non-national rail

Return type

dict

Example:

>>> from pyrcs.other_assets import SignalBoxes

>>> sb = SignalBoxes()

>>> non_national_rail_codes_dat = sb.fetch_non_national_rail_codes()

>>> non_national_rail_codes = non_national_rail_codes_dat['Non-National Rail']
>>> type(non_national_rail_codes)
<class 'dict'>
>>> print(list(non_national_rail_codes.keys())[:5])
['Croydon Tramlink signals',
 'Docklands Light Railway signals',
 'Edinburgh Tramway signals',
 'Glasgow Subway signals',
 'London Underground signals']

>>> croydon_tl_signals = non_national_rail_codes['Croydon Tramlink signals']
>>> type(croydon_tl_signals)
<class 'list'>
>>> print(croydon_tl_signals[0])
None
>>> print(croydon_tl_signals[1])
Croydon Tramlink signal codes can be found on the ...