covid19dh 0.1.2

Unified data hub for a better understanding of COVID-19 https://covid19datahub.io

Python Interface to COVID-19 Data Hub

Library covid19dh helps Python users to fetch COVID-19 Data Hub data directly into Python.

Setup and usage

Install with

pip install covid19dh

Importing main covid19() function with

from covid19dh import covid19

x = covid19("ITA") # load data

Parametrization

Date filter

Date can be specified with datetime.datetime, datetime.date or as a str in format YYYY-mm-dd.

from datetime import datetime

x = covid19("SWE", start = datetime(2020,4,1), end = "2020-05-01")

Level

Levels work the same way as in all the other our data fetchers.

1. Country level
2. State, region or canton level
3. City or municipality level

from datetime import date

x = covid19("USA", level = 2, start = date(2020,5,1))

Cache

Library keeps downloaded data in simple way during runtime. By default, using the cached data is enabled.

Caching can be disabled (e.g. for long running programs) by

x = covid19("FRA", cache=False)