Features.collect_habds_and_wilds

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

Collect codes of HABDs and WILDs from source web page.

Note

  • HABDs: Hot axle box detectors

  • WILDs: Wheel impact load detectors

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 HABDs and WILDs, and date of when the data was last updated

Return type

dict or None

Examples:

>>> from pyrcs.other_assets import Features  # from pyrcs import Features

>>> feats = Features()

>>> hw_codes = feats.collect_habds_and_wilds()
To collect data of HABD and WILD
? [No]|Yes: yes
>>> type(hw_codes)
dict
>>> list(hw_codes.keys())
['HABD and WILD', 'Last updated date']

>>> feats.KEY_TO_HABD_WILD
'HABD and WILD'

>>> hw_codes_dat = hw_codes[feats.KEY_TO_HABD_WILD]
>>> type(hw_codes_dat)
dict
>>> list(hw_codes_dat.keys())
['HABD', 'WILD']

>>> habd_dat = hw_codes_dat['HABD']
>>> type(habd_dat)
pandas.core.frame.DataFrame
>>> habd_dat.head()
    ELR  ...                                              Notes
0  BAG2  ...
1  BAG2  ...  installed 29 September 1997, later moved to 74...
2  BAG2  ...                             previously at 74m 51ch
3  BAG2  ...                          removed 29 September 1997
4  BAG2  ...           present in 1969, later moved to 89m 00ch
[5 rows x 5 columns]
>>> wild_dat = hw_codes_dat['WILD']
>>> type(wild_dat)
pandas.core.frame.DataFrame
>>> wild_dat.head()
    ELR  ...                                              Notes
0  AYR3  ...
1  BAG2  ...
2  BML1  ...
3  BML1  ...
4  CGJ3  ...  moved to 183m 68ch from 8 September 2018 / mov...
[5 rows x 5 columns]