Depots.collect_two_char_tops_codes

Depots.collect_two_char_tops_codes(confirmation_required=True, verbose=False)

Collect two-character TOPS codes from source web page.

Parameters

  • confirmation_required (bool) – whether to confirm before proceeding, defaults to True

  • verbose (bool or int) – whether to print relevant information in console, defaults to False

Returns

data of two-character TOPS codes and date of when the data was last updated

Return type

dict or None

Example:

>>> from pyrcs.other_assets import Depots

>>> depots = Depots()

>>> tct_dat = depots.collect_two_char_tops_codes()
To collect data of two character TOPS codes? [No]|Yes: yes

>>> type(tct_dat)
dict
>>> list(tct_dat.keys())
['Two character TOPS codes', 'Last updated date']

>>> print(depots.TCTKey)
Two character TOPS codes

>>> tct_codes = tct_dat[depots.TCTKey]

>>> type(tct_codes)
pandas.core.frame.DataFrame
>>> tct_codes.head()
  Code click to sort  ...                Notes
0                 AB  ...          Closed 1987
1                 AB  ...
2                 AC  ...  Became WH from 1994
3                 AC  ...
4                 AD  ...
[5 rows x 5 columns]