toronto-open-data 0.1.3

A package for easily accessing Toronto Open Data

TorontoOpenData Python Package

Overview

The TorontoOpenData package provides a Python interface to interact with the Toronto Open Data portal. It allows users to list, search, and download datasets, as well as load specific resources.

Installation

To install the package, run:

pip install toronto-open-data

Dependencies

• pandas
• wget
• tqdm
• ckanapi

Usage

Initialization

Initialize the TorontoOpenData class:

import TorontoOpenData

tod = TorontoOpenData(api_key='your_api_key_here')  # API key is optional

List All Datasets

List all available datasets:

datasets = tod.list_all_datasets()

Search Datasets

Search datasets by keyword:

search_results = tod.search_datasets('parks')

Download Dataset

Download a specific dataset:

tod.download_dataset('dataset_name')

Load Dataset

Load a specific file from a dataset:

file_path = tod.load('dataset_name', 'file_name.csv', smart_return=False)

Load a specific file, returning an object if supported (default behaviour):

file_object = tod.load('dataset_name', 'file_name.csv', smart_return=True)

Methods

• list_all_datasets(as_frame=True): List all datasets.
• search_datasets(query, as_frame=True): Search datasets by keyword.
• search_resources_by_name(name, as_frame=True): Get dataset by name.
• download_dataset(name, file_path='./cache/', overwrite=False): Download resource.
• load(name, filename, file_path='./cache/', reload=False, smart_return=True): Load a file from the dataset.

Smart Return File Types

The package supports smart return for the following file types:

• csv
• docx
• gpkg
• geojson
• jpeg
• json
• kml
• pdf
• sav
• shp
• txt
• xlsm
• xlsx
• xml
• xsd

License

MIT License