LocationIdentifiers.fetch_other_systems_codes

LocationIdentifiers.fetch_other_systems_codes(update=False, pickle_it=False, data_dir=None, verbose=False)

Fetch data of other systems’ codes from local backup.

Parameters

• update (bool) – whether to do an update check (for the package data), defaults to False

• pickle_it (bool) – whether to save the data as a pickle file, defaults to False

• data_dir (str or None) – name of a folder where the pickle file is to be saved, defaults to None

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

Returns

codes of other systems

Return type

dict

Example:

>>> from pyrcs.line_data import LocationIdentifiers

>>> lid = LocationIdentifiers()

>>> # os_dat = lid.fetch_other_systems_codes(update=True, verbose=True)
>>> os_dat = lid.fetch_other_systems_codes()

>>> type(os_dat)
dict
>>> list(os_dat.keys())
['Other systems', 'Last updated date']

>>> print(lid.OtherSystemsKey)
Other systems

>>> os_codes = os_dat[lid.OtherSystemsKey]

>>> type(os_codes)
dict
>>> list(os_codes.keys())
['Córas Iompair Éireann (Republic of Ireland)',
 'Crossrail',
 'Croydon Tramlink',
 'Docklands Light Railway',
 'Manchester Metrolink',
 'Translink (Northern Ireland)',
 'Tyne & Wear Metro']