LOR.fetch_elr_lor_converter

LOR.fetch_elr_lor_converter(update=False, dump_dir=None, verbose=False)

Fetch data of ELR/LOR converter.

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

  • dump_dir (str or None) – pathname of a directory where the data file is dumped, defaults to None

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

Returns

data of ELR/LOR converter

Return type

dict

Examples:

>>> from pyrcs.line_data import LOR  # from pyrcs import LOR

>>> lor = LOR()

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

>>> elr_loc_conv_data = elr_lor_conv['ELR/LOR converter']
>>> type(elr_loc_conv_data)
pandas.core.frame.DataFrame
>>> elr_loc_conv_data.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]