SignalBoxes¶

class sig_box.SignalBoxes(data_dir=None, update=False, verbose=True)[source]¶

A class for collecting signal box prefix codes.

Parameters

data_dir (str, None) – name of data directory, defaults to None
update (bool) – whether to check on update and proceed to update the package data, defaults to False
verbose (bool or int) – whether to print relevant information in console as the function runs, defaults to True

Example:

>>> from pyrcs.other_assets import SignalBoxes

>>> sb = SignalBoxes()

>>> print(sb.Name)
Signal box prefix codes

>>> print(sb.SourceURL)
http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/signal/signal_boxes0.shtm

Methods

`collect_non_national_rail_codes`([…])	Collect signal box prefix codes of non-national rail from source web page.
`collect_prefix_codes`(initial[, update, verbose])	Collect signal box prefix codes for the given `initial` from source web page.
`fetch_non_national_rail_codes`([update, …])	Fetch signal box prefix codes of non-national rail from local backup.
`fetch_prefix_codes`([update, pickle_it, …])	Fetch signal box prefix codes from local backup.