LOR.fetch_elr_lor_converter¶

LOR.fetch_elr_lor_converter(update=False, pickle_it=False, data_dir=None, verbose=False)[source]¶

Fetch ELR/LOR converter 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 or None) – name of package data folder, defaults to None
verbose (bool) – whether to print relevant information in console as the function runs, defaults to False

Returns

data of ELR/LOR converter

Return type

dict

Example:

>>> from pyrcs.line_data import LOR

>>> lor = LOR()

>>> # elr_lor_conv = lor.fetch_elr_lor_converter(update=True, verbose=True)
>>> elr_lor_conv = lor.fetch_elr_lor_converter()

>>> type(elr_lor_conv)
dict
>>> list(elr_lor_conv.keys())
['ELR/LOR converter', 'Last updated date']

>>> print(elr_lor_conv['ELR/LOR converter'].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]