Tunnels.fetch_tunnel_lengths

Tunnels.fetch_tunnel_lengths(update=False, pickle_it=False, data_dir=None, verbose=False)[source]

Fetch data of railway tunnel lengths 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

railway tunnel lengths data (including the name, length, owner and relative location) and date of when the data was last updated

Return type

dict

Example:

>>> from pyrcs.other_assets import Tunnels

>>> tunnels = Tunnels()

>>> tunnel_lengths_data = tunnels.fetch_tunnel_lengths()

>>> type(tunnel_lengths_data)
<class 'dict'>
>>> print(list(tunnel_lengths_data.keys()))
['Tunnels', 'Last updated date']

>>> tunnel_lengths_dat = tunnel_lengths_data['Tunnels']
>>> type(tunnel_lengths_dat)
<class 'dict'>
>>> print(list(tunnel_lengths_dat.keys()))
['Page 1 (A-F)', 'Page 2 (G-P)', 'Page 3 (Q-Z)', 'Page 4 (others)']