mw-info 0.1.1

Malawi Information Library (Districts, Currency, Agriculture, Health, Demographics)

mw_info

A lightweight Python library to access structured information about Malawi’s districts, agriculture, currency exchange rates, health facilities, and demographics.

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Features

✅ District-level insights:
Region, coordinates, population, climate, timezone, elevation, and more

✅ Currency conversion:
Convert between MWK and major currencies (USD, EUR, ZAR, etc.)

✅ Agricultural info:
Query crops and fish species using Chichewa, English, or scientific name

✅ Health data:
Get health facility counts (hospitals, clinics, health posts) by district

✅ Demographics:
Population totals, gender ratios, age distribution, and urban/rural splits

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Installation

pip install mw-info

or for development:

git clone https://github.com/Tuntufye4/mw_info.git
cd mw_info
pip install -e .

Usage

DistrictInfo Class, Methods & Examples

get_all_districts()

districts = DistrictInfo()
all_districts = districts.get_all_districts()
print(all_districts)
# Output: ['Lilongwe', 'Blantyre', 'Machinga', ...]

get_district_info(district_name, fields=None)

districts = DistrictInfo()

#### Full info for Lilongwe
info = districts.get_district_info("Lilongwe")
print(info)

#### Selected fields only
selected = districts.get_district_info("Mangochi", fields=["population_2023", "languages", "climate"])
print(selected)

filter_by_region(region_name)

Returns list of district dictionaries for districts in a given region.

districts = DistrictInfo()
southern_districts = districts.filter_by_region("Southern")
for d in southern_districts:
    print(d["district"])
### Outputs districts in Southern region

get_all_district_data()

Returns the full raw list of all district dictionaries.

districts = DistrictInfo()
all_data = districts.get_all_district_data()
print(all_data[0])  # Print first district data

CurrencyConverter Class, Methods & Examples

available_currencies()

Returns list of supported currency codes.

print(currency.available_currencies())
 Example output: ['USD', 'EUR', 'ZAR', 'GBP', 'KES', ...]

convert_from_base(amount, to_currency)

Convert amount from MWK (base currency) to another currency.

mwk_amount = 10000
usd_amount = currency.convert_from_base(mwk_amount, "USD")
print(f"{mwk_amount} MWK is approximately {usd_amount} USD")

convert_to_base(amount, from_currency)

Convert amount from another currency to MWK.

usd_amount = 100
mwk_amount = currency.convert_to_base(usd_amount, "USD")
print(f"{usd_amount} USD is approximately {mwk_amount} MWK")

AgriInfoMw Class Methods

from agriculture_info import AgricultureInfoMW

agri = AgricultureInfoMW()

Query crop or fish info by any name (Chichewa, English, or Scientific)

crop = agri.query_info("Chimanga")
print(crop)

fish = agri.query_info("Oreochromis shiranus")
print(fish)

Query by English name

crop2 = agri.query_info("Maize")
print(crop2)

List all crops

all_crops = agri.list_all_crops()
print(all_crops)

List all fish species

all_fish = agri.list_all_fish()
print(all_fish)

Class HealthInfo

from mw_info.health import HealthInfoMW

health = HealthInfoMW()

List all districts

print(health.get_all_districts())

Get district

print(health.get_district_health("Zomba"))

Filter by facility count

print(health.filter_by_facility_count("hospitals", threshold=3))

Class DemographicsInfoMW

from mw_info.demographics import DemographicsInfoMW

demo = DemographicsInfoMW()

Get all districts

print(demo.get_all_districts())

Get Total Population

print(demo.get_population_total("Lilongwe")) print(demo.get_urban_rural_split("Blantyre"))

Get district data

print(demo.get_district_data("Zomba", fields=["population", "urban_percent"]))

Data Source

All the yml files datastores are chatgpt generated.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License

Maintainer

Tuntufye Mwanyongo