statswalespy 0.1.0

A Python package for downloading data and metadata from the StatsWales API.

statswalespy

Easily download data and metadata from the StatsWales API

statswalespy is a Python package for interacting with the StatsWales API, including functions for downloading datasets, downloading metadata, and searching for datasets using key words.

Installation

Use the package manager pip to install statswalespy.

pip install statswalespy

How to download data and metadata

The code below extracts data about aircraft movement at Cardiff airport and the associated metadata.

from statswalespy.download_data import statswales_get_dataset, statswales_get_metadata

metadata = statswales_get_metadata("tran0003")

data = statswales_get_dataset("tran0003")

# Print out the data
print(str(data))

How to search for datasets

You can also search for datasets based on key terms. For example, data on farming or agriculture can be searched using this code:

from statswalespy.search import statswales_search

farming_datasets = statswales_search(["farm*", "agri*"])

# Print out results
print(str(farming_datasets))

Contributing

Any suggestions for changes or extra work to make the package better are welcome.