python-yr 1.4.2

Usage

from yr.libyr import Yr

weather = Yr(location_name='Norge/Telemark/Skien/Skien')
now = weather.now(as_json=True)

print(now)

This returns

{
    "@from": "2014-06-04T08:00:00",
    "@to": "2014-06-04T12:00:00",
    "@period": "1",
    "symbol": {
        "@number": "3",
        "@numberEx": "3",
        "@name": "Partly cloudy",
        "@var": "03d"
    },
    "precipitation": {
        "@value": "0",
        "@minvalue": "0",
        "@maxvalue": "0.1"
    },
    "windDirection": {
        "@deg": "159.4",
        "@code": "SSE",
        "@name": "South-southeast"
    },
    "windSpeed": {
        "@mps": "1.3",
        "@name": "Light air"
    },
    "temperature": {
        "@unit": "celsius",
        "@value": "13"
    },
    "pressure": {
        "@unit": "hPa",
        "@value": "1012.1"
    }
}

For more usage examples visit folder examples or project wiki

Pull requests are very welcomed! :-)

Changelog

1.4.2 (2015 Apr 21)

• add remove function to Cache

• add explicit installation of language-specific JSON files to setup ~> thanx to kurisuke

• check the freshness of cache based on nextupdate tag in meta ~> thanx to knightsamar

1.4.1 (2014 Dec 11)

• add logging support

• mod some variables

• mod catching exceptions

• rewrite LocationXYZ functionality to API_Locationforecast

  • swap longitude and latitude

  • add self.coordinates

  • add self.location_name ~> not ideal, so it will probably change in future

• add LocationXYZ wrapper over API_Locationforecast for backward compatibility

• mod hash names for temporary files

• improve setup.py

• mod README from Markdown to reStructuredText

1.4.0 (2014 Sep 12)

• add support for yr.no api service ~> thanks to lucadelu

• add hourly forecast ~> thanks to antorweep1987

1.3.2 (2014 Jul 11)

• improve exception-handling ~> thanks to mbambas

1.3.1.1 (2014 Jul 10)

• bugfix: pypi/pip installer in ‘setup.py’

1.3.1 (2014 Jul 10)

• bugfix: caching mechanism in ‘is_fresh’ function ~> thanks to antorweep1987

• improve examples