Tunnels¶

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

A class for collecting railway tunnel lengths.

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 Tunnels

>>> tunnels = Tunnels()

>>> print(tunnels.Name)
Railway tunnel lengths

>>> print(tunnels.SourceURL)
http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/tunnels/tunnels0.shtm

Methods

`collect_lengths_by_page`(page_no[, update, …])	Collect data of railway tunnel lengths for a page number from source web page.
`fetch_tunnel_lengths`([update, pickle_it, …])	Fetch data of railway tunnel lengths from local backup.
`parse_length`(x)	Parse data in `'Length'` column, i.e. convert miles/yards to metres.