SignalBoxes.fetch_bell_codes
- SignalBoxes.fetch_bell_codes(update=False, dump_dir=None, verbose=False)
Fetch data of bell codes.
- Parameters
update (bool) – whether to do an update check (for the package data), defaults to
False
dump_dir (str or None) – name of package data folder, defaults to
None
verbose (bool or int) – whether to print relevant information in console, defaults to
False
- Returns
data of bell codes
- Return type
dict
Examples:
>>> from pyrcs.other_assets import SignalBoxes # from pyrcs import SignalBoxes >>> sb = SignalBoxes() >>> sb_bell_codes = sb.fetch_bell_codes() >>> type(sb_bell_codes) dict >>> list(sb_bell_codes.keys()) ['Bell codes', 'Last updated date'] >>> sb.KEY_TO_BELL_CODES 'Bell codes' >>> sb_bell_codes_dat = sb_bell_codes[sb.KEY_TO_BELL_CODES] >>> type(sb_bell_codes_dat) collections.OrderedDict >>> list(sb_bell_codes_dat.keys()) ['Network Rail codes', 'Southern Railway codes', 'Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway codes'] >>> sb_nr_bell_codes = sb_bell_codes_dat['Network Rail codes'] >>> type(sb_nr_bell_codes) dict >>> list(sb_nr_bell_codes.keys()) ['Codes', 'Notes'] >>> sb_nr_bell_codes_dat = sb_nr_bell_codes['Codes'] >>> type(sb_nr_bell_codes_dat) pandas.core.frame.DataFrame >>> sb_nr_bell_codes_dat.head() Code Meaning 0 1 Call attention 1 1-1 Answer telephone [withdrawn 2007] 2 1-1-6 Police assistance urgently required 3 1-2 Signaller required on telephone [added 2007] 4 1-2-1 Train approaching