msklv-openweather-sdk 0.3.2

SDK for accessing to OpenWeatherAPI

OpenWeatherSDK

Introduction

SDK for accessing to OpenWeatherAPI and retrieving information about current weather conditions in a specified city. The SDK can operate in two modes: on-demand and polling. In on-demand mode (the default mode), API requests are made on user demand, while in the polling mode, there is regular polling of the API for weather updates in the saved (previously requested) cities.

Contents

Installation

Prerequisites

Client initialization

Cache

Weather request

Description of response formats

Usage example

Errors

Installation

pip install msklv-openweather-sdk

Prerequisites

To work with the SDK, you need to obtain an access token for OpenWeatherAPI. More information can be found on FAQ page ("Get started" section -> "How to get an API key").

Client initialization

The only required argument is the access token.

By default, the SDK operates in on-demand mode, returns information in English, uses the metric system of measurements, has a cache size of 10 locations, and the information remains valid for 10 minutes. You can modify this mode by passing additional arguments during client initialization.

Additionally, if you need to modify the behavior of the SDK, you can pass additional arguments.

Additional arguments

mode - determines the operating mode of the SDK. In on-demand mode, the SDK makes requests to the API only upon client requests. In polling mode, the SDK regularly polls the API. Defaults: on-demand. Available options: on-demand, polling.

language - determines the language for the output. Defaults: en. Available options and more info see here.

units - determines the units of measurements for the output. Defaults: metric. Available options and more info see here.

cache_size - determines the number of stored locations in cache. Defaults: 10.

ttl - determines the Time-To-Live of information in cache (in secs). Defaults: 600.

Cache

Each client has its own cache, defined by the number of stored locations and the Time-To-Live (TTL) of the information. In polling mode, the TTL determines the API polling interval.

Weather request

Currently, handling requests for current weather by location name or zip code is implemented.

By default, the response is returned in a compact format. You can change this behavior by passing an additional argument.

Compact format will be deprecated in version 1.0.0.

Also, refer to the example queries.

Weather request by location name

To request weather by location name, you need to pass the city name as an argument, and optionally the state code (only for the US) and country code, separated by commas.

>>> c = Client(token=<YOUR_TOKEN>)
>>> c.get_location_weather("Paris")

The get_location_weather method will be deprecated in version 1.0.0.

Starting from version 0.3.2, it is recommended to use the current_weather method with the city name as an location argument, and optionally the state code (only for the US) and country code, separated by commas.

>>> c = Client(token=<YOUR_TOKEN>)
>>> c.current_weather(location="Paris")

Please use ISO 3166 country codes.

Weather request by zip code

To request weather by location name, you need to pass as an argument zip/post code and country code divided by comma.

>>> c = Client(token=<YOUR_TOKEN>)
>>> c.get_zip_weather("75007,FR")

The get_zip_weather method will be deprecated in version 1.0.0.

Starting from version 0.3.2, it is recommended to use the current_weather method with an zip_code argument zip/post code and country code divided by comma.

>>> c = Client(token=<YOUR_TOKEN>)
>>> c.current_weather(zip_code="75007,FR")

Please use ISO 3166 country codes.

Additional arguments

compact_mode - determines whether to return the response in a compact format. Defaults: True.

The compact_mode will be deprecated in version 1.0.0.

Description of response formats

Compact format (used by default)

The compact_mode will be deprecated in version 1.0.0.

{
    "weather": {
        "main": "Clear",
        "description": "clear sky"
    }, 
    "temperature": {
        "temp": 8.19,
        "feels_like": 7.03
    }, 
    "visibility": 10000, 
    "wind": {
        "speed": 2.06
    }, 
    "datatime": 1710099501, 
    "sys": {
        "sunrise": 1710051241,
        "sunset": 1710092882
    }, 
    "timezone": 3600, 
    "name": "Palais-Royal"
}

weather.main - group of weather parameters (Rain, Snow, Clouds etc.).

weather.description - weather condition within the group. More info see here.

temperature.temp - temperature. Unit Standart: Kelvin, Metric: Celsius, Imperial: Fahrenheit.

temperature.feels_like - temperature. This temperature parameter accounts for the human perception of weather. Unit Standart: Kelvin, Metric: Celsius, Imperial: Fahrenheit.

visibility - visibility, meter. The maximum value of the visibility is 10 km.

wind.speed - wind speed. Unit Standart: meter/sec, Metric: meter/sec, Imperial: miles/hour.

datatime - time of data calculation, unix, UTC.

sys.sunrise - sunrise time, unix, UTC.

sys.sunset - sunset time, unix, UTC.

timezone - shift in seconds from UTC.

name - city name.

Full format

{
    "coord": {
        "lon": 2.32,
        "lat": 48.858
    },
    "weather": [
        {
            "id": 800,
            "main": "Clear",
            "description": "clear sky",
            "icon": "01n"
        }
    ],
    "base": "stations",
    "main": {
        "temp": 8.19,
        "feels_like": 7.03,
        "temp_min": 6.07,
        "temp_max": 9.42,
        "pressure": 998,
        "humidity": 86
    },
    "visibility": 10000,
    "wind": {
        "speed": 2.06,
        "deg": 220
    },
    "clouds": {
        "all": 0
    },
    "dt": 1710099501,
    "sys": {
        "type": 2,
        "id": 2012208,
        "country": "FR",
        "sunrise": 1710051241,
        "sunset": 1710092882
    },
    "timezone": 3600,
    "id": 6545270,
    "name": "Palais-Royal",
    "cod": 200
}

Description of full format see here

Usage example

>>> from openweather_sdk import Client
>>> c = Client(token=<YOUR_TOKEN>)
>>> c.health_check()
200
>>> c.get_location_weather("Paris")  # request by location name
{
    "weather": {
        "main": "Clear",
        "description": "clear sky"
    }, 
    "temperature": {
        "temp": 8.19,
        "feels_like": 7.03
    }, 
    "visibility": 10000, 
    "wind": {
        "speed": 2.06
    }, 
    "datatime": 1710099501, 
    "sys": {
        "sunrise": 1710051241,
        "sunset": 1710092882
    }, 
    "timezone": 3600, 
    "name": "Palais-Royal"
}
>>> c.get_location_weather("Paris", compact_mode=False)
{
    "coord": {
        "lon": 2.32,
        "lat": 48.858
    },
    "weather": [
        {
            "id": 800,
            "main": "Clear",
            "description": "clear sky",
            "icon": "01n"
        }
    ],
    "base": "stations",
    "main": {
        "temp": 8.19,
        "feels_like": 7.03,
        "temp_min": 6.07,
        "temp_max": 9.42,
        "pressure": 998,
        "humidity": 86
    },
    "visibility": 10000,
    "wind": {
        "speed": 2.06,
        "deg": 220
    },
    "clouds": {
        "all": 0
    },
    "dt": 1710099501,
    "sys": {
        "type": 2,
        "id": 2012208,
        "country": "FR",
        "sunrise": 1710051241,
        "sunset": 1710092882},
    "timezone": 3600,
    "id": 6545270,
    "name": "Palais-Royal",
    "cod": 200
}
>>> c.get_zip_weather("75007,FR")  # request by zip code
{
    'weather': {
        'main': 'Clouds',
        'description': 'overcast clouds'
    },
    'temperature': {
        'temp': 10.69,
        'feels_like': 10.06
    },
    'visibility': 10000,
    'wind': {
        'speed': 4.63
    },
    'datatime': 1710577539,
    'sys': {
        'sunrise': 1710568880,
        'sunset': 1710611823
    },
    'timezone': 3600,
    'name': 'Paris'
}
>>> c.get_zip_weather("75007,FR", compact_mode=False)
{
    'coord': {
        'lon': 2.3486,
        'lat': 48.8534
    },
    'weather': [
        {
            'id': 804,
            'main': 'Clouds',
            'description': 'overcast clouds',
            'icon': '04d'
        }
    ],
    'base': 'stations',
    'main': {
        'temp': 10.69,
        'feels_like': 10.06,
        'temp_min': 10.1,
        'temp_max': 11.54,
        'pressure': 1021,
        'humidity': 86
    },
    'visibility': 10000,
    'wind': {
        'speed': 4.63,
        'deg': 270
    },
    'clouds': {
        'all': 100
    },
    'dt': 1710577539,
    'sys': {
        'type': 2,
        'id': 2041230,
        'country': 'FR',
        'sunrise': 1710568880,
        'sunset': 1710611823
    },
    'timezone': 3600,
    'id': 2988507,
    'name': 'Paris',
    'cod': 200
}
>>> c.remove()

Errors

Description of possible errors can be found on FAQ page ("API errors" section).