wa-weather-station-tool 0.1.0

WA DPIRD weather station downloader (minimal CLI)

animal_data_analysis_tools

Develop the utility tools for animal experiments data analysis for the researchers.

WA DPIRD Weather Downloader

• Command: wa_dpird_weather_downloader --help
• Example: wa_dpird_weather_downloader --station WN --start 2024-03-19T00:00:00 --end 2024-04-19T00:00:00 --out datasets/WN_2024-03-19_to_2025-04-19.csv --api-key YOUR_API_KEY

The CLI downloads real data from the WA DPIRD API with retries and resumable CSV output.

Install locally for development

• Editable install: pip install -e .
• Run CLI after install: wa_dpird_weather_downloader --help

Usage

• Run (API key required via flag):
  • wa_dpird_weather_downloader --station WN --start 2024-03-19T00:00:00 --end 2025-08-01T00:00:00 --out datasets/WN_2024-03-19_to_2025-08-01.csv --api-key YOUR_API_KEY

Flags

• --station: station ID/code (e.g., WN, 009225)
• --start, --end: date-time YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS (UTC)
• --out: output CSV path
• --api-key (required): DPIRD API key
• --limit: page size (default 200)

Features

• Retries with exponential backoff for 429 and 5xx
• Resumable downloads: appends pages to CSV and maintains a sidecar checkpoint <out>.ckpt.json
• Page-by-page writing to keep memory usage low

Build & publish to PyPI (summary)

1. Build: python -m build (install build first)
2. Upload: twine upload dist/* (use PyPI API token __token__) See below for detailed steps.

Detailed PyPI publish steps

1. Create PyPI account and API token (scoped to the project)
2. Install tooling: pip install build twine
3. Bump version in pyproject.toml under [project] version
4. Build artifacts: python -m build (creates dist/*.tar.gz & dist/*.whl)
5. Upload to TestPyPI (optional): twine upload -r testpypi dist/*
   • Then install to test: pip install -i https://test.pypi.org/simple/ wa-weather-station-tool
6. Upload to PyPI: twine upload dist/*
   • Username: __token__, Password: your API token
7. Verify install: pip install wa-weather-station-tool && wa_dpird_weather_downloader --help