LineNames.collect_line_names¶
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LineNames.
collect_line_names
(confirmation_required=True, verbose=False)¶ Collect data of railway line names 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
railway line names and routes data and date of when the data was last updated
- Return type
dict or None
Example:
>>> from pyrcs.line_data import LineNames >>> ln = LineNames() >>> line_names_dat = ln.collect_line_names() To collect British railway line names? [No]|Yes: yes >>> type(line_names_dat) dict >>> list(line_names_dat.keys()) ['Line names', 'Last updated date'] >>> print(ln.Key) Line names >>> line_names_codes = line_names_dat['Line names'] >>> type(line_names_codes) pandas.core.frame.DataFrame >>> line_names_codes.head() Line name ... Route_note 0 Abbey Line ... None 1 Airedale Line ... None 2 Argyle Line ... None 3 Arun Valley Line ... None 4 Atlantic Coast Line ... None [5 rows x 3 columns]