csv2bufr 0.5.0

Configurable module to convert data from CSV to WMO BUFR format

csv2bufr

The csv2bufr Python module contains both a command line interface and an API to convert data stored in a CSV file to the WMO BUFR data format. More information on the BUFR format can be found in the WMO Manual on Codes, Volume I.2.

Installation

Requirements

• Python 3 and above
• ecCodes

Dependencies

Dependencies are listed in requirements.txt. Dependencies are automatically installed during csv2bufr installation.

docker pull wmoim/csv2bufr

Running

Transform data from file <my-csv-file.csv> for station <wigos_station_identifier> to BUFR using template specified in file <csv-to-bufr-mapping.json> and with station metadata file the file <metadata-file.csv>. Write output to <output-directory-path>.

csv2bufr data transform <my-csv-file.csv> \
    <wigos_station_identifier> \
    --station-metadata <metadata-file.csv> \
    --bufr-template <csv-to-bufr-mapping.json> \
    --output <output-directory-path>

Releasing

# create release (x.y.z is the release version)
vi csv2bufr/__init__.py  # update __version__
git commit -am 'update release version vx.y.z'
git push origin main
git tag -a vx.y.z -m 'tagging release version vx.y.z'
git push --tags

# upload to PyPI
rm -fr build dist *.egg-info
python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel --universal
twine upload dist/*

# publish release on GitHub (https://github.com/wmo-im/csv2bufr/releases/new)

# bump version back to dev
vi csv2bufr/__init__.py  # update __version__
git commit -am 'back to dev'
git push origin main

Documentation

The full documentation for csv2bufr can be found at https://csv2bufr.readthedocs.io, including sample files.

Code Conventions

• PEP8

Bugs and Issues

All bugs, enhancements and issues are managed on GitHub.

Contact

• David Berry