LineNames.collect_codes

LineNames.collect_codes(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

Examples:

>>> from pyrcs.line_data import LineNames  # from pyrcs import LineNames

>>> ln = LineNames()

>>> line_names_codes = ln.collect_codes()
To collect British railway line names
? [No]|Yes: yes
>>> type(line_names_codes)
dict
>>> list(line_names_codes.keys())
['Line names', 'Last updated date']

>>> ln.KEY
'Line names'

>>> line_names_codes_dat = line_names_codes[ln.KEY]
>>> type(line_names_codes_dat)
pandas.core.frame.DataFrame
>>> line_names_codes_dat.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]