solcast 1.3.1

a simple Python SDK for the Solcast API

Solcast API Python SDK

Python SDK to access the Solcast API

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Documentation: https://solcast.github.io/solcast-api-python-sdk/

Install

pip install solcast

or from source:

git clone https://github.com/Solcast/solcast-api-python-sdk.git
cd solcast-api-python-sdk
pip install .

The vanilla version doesn't have any dependency. For full functionality, for example for getting the data into DataFrames, and for development, use the [all] tag:

pip install .[all] for the dev libs

Basic Usage

from solcast import live

df = live.radiation_and_weather(
    latitude=-33.856784,
    longitude=151.215297,
    output_parameters=['air_temp', 'dni', 'ghi']
).to_pandas()

Don't forget to set your account Api Key with: export SOLCAST_API_KEY={your commercial api_key}

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Contributing

Tests are run against the Solcast API, you will need an API key to run them. They are executed on unmetered locations and as such won't consume your requests.

pytest tests

Formatters and Linters

Language	Formatter/Linter
yaml	yamlls
toml	taplo
python	black

Recommended Python Development Version

Develop on the oldest supported Python version.

uv python pin 3.8