monaco-2018-report 0.3.0

Processes racing data to generate a detailed report of racer statistics.

Report of Monaco 2018 Racing

This project processes racing data to generate a detailed report of racer statistics, including race times, rankings, and team information. It supports sorting results and filtering by specific drivers.

Features

• Command-line Interface: Configure input folder, sorting order, and driver filtering.
• Data Parsing: Reads racer data from structured files (abbreviations.txt, start.log, end.log).
• Time Calculations: Computes race durations accurately from start and end timestamps.
• Flexible Reporting: Displays full rankings or filtered statistics for a single driver.

Installation

Create and activate a virtual environment:

virtualenv venv

venv/scripts/activate

Install the package:

python -m pip install monaco_2018_report

Import the package:

import monaco_2018_report

Usage

Run the script from the command line with the following options:

python script.py --folder_path <path_to_data_folder> [--order <asc|desc>] [--driver <driver_name>]

Arguments:

• --folder_path (required): Path to the folder containing abbreviations.txt, start.log, and end.log.
• --order (optional): Sorting order of the report.
  • Options:
    • asc (default): Ascending order of race times.
    • desc: Descending order of race times.
• --driver (optional): Filter and show statistics for a specific driver.

Usage Exemple

python script.py --folder_path ./data --order desc --driver "Fernando Alonso"

Output

• Ranked Report: Displays all racers, sorted by race time, with a separator distinguishing the top 15 racers.
• Driver Statistics: Shows details of a specific driver's performance if --driver is specified

File Requirements

The input folder must contain:

• abbreviations.txt: Racer abbreviations, names, and team data.
• start.log: Start times for each racer.
• end.log: End times for each racer.

Error Handling

• Ensures all required files are present.
• Validates input data formats.
• Provides informative error messages for missing or invalid arguments.