Features.collect_water_troughs

Features.collect_water_troughs(confirmation_required=True, verbose=False)

Collect codes of water troughs 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 water troughs, and date of when the data was last updated

Return type

dict or None

Example:

>>> from pyrcs.other_assets import Features

>>> features = Features()

>>> wt_codes_dat = features.collect_water_troughs()
To collect data of water troughs? [No]|Yes: yes

>>> type(wt_codes_dat)
dict
>>> list(wt_codes_dat.keys())
['Water troughs', 'Last updated date']

>>> print(features.WaterTroughsKey)
Water troughs

>>> wt_codes = wt_codes_dat[features.WaterTroughsKey]

>>> type(wt_codes)
pandas.core.frame.DataFrame
>>> wt_codes.head()
    ELR  Trough Name  ...                                        Notes
0   BEI    Eckington  ...                               Installed 1904
1   BHL  Aldermaston  ...                            Installed by 1904
2  CGJ2        Moore  ...                              Installed 1860s
3  CGJ6     Lea Road  ...  Installed 1885, taken out of use 8 May 1967
4  CGJ6        Brock  ...                              Installed 1860s
[5 rows x 5 columns]