Copy of http://code.google.com/p/python-weather-api/ page.
=Introduction=
The module provides a python wrapper around the Yahoo! Weather, Weather.com and NOAA APIs.
Authors: Eugene Kaznacheev qetzal@gmail.com Joshua Tasker jtasker@gmail.com
(pywapi - Python Weather API)
=Building=
==From source ==
Download the latest pywapi library from: https://launchpad.net/python-weather-api/trunk/0.3.8/+download/pywapi-0.3.8.tar.gz
Untar the source distribution and run: {{{ $ python setup.py build $ python setup.py install }}}
=Getting the code=
View the trunk at: http://python-weather-api.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/
Check out the latest development version anonymously with: {{{ svn checkout http://python-weather-api.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ python-weather-api-read-only }}}
=Documentation=
== Yahoo! Weather == Use the following function, that fetches weather report from Yahoo
=== pywapi.get_weather_from_yahoo( _locationid , units = 'metric' ) ===
location_id: A five digit US zip code or location ID. To find your location ID, browse or search for your city from the Weather home page (http://weather.yahoo.com/) The weather ID is in the URL for the forecast page for that city. You can also get the location ID by entering your zip code on the home page. For example, if you search for Los Angeles on the Weather home page, the forecast page for that city is http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/USCA0638.html. The location ID is USCA0638.
units: type of units. 'metric' for metric and '' for non-metric Note that choosing metric units changes all the weather units to metric, for example, wind speed will be reported as kilometers per hour and barometric pressure as millibars. Default value is 'metric'.
Returns: weather_data: a dictionary of weather data that exists in XML feed. See http://developer.yahoo.com/weather/#channel
== Weather.com ==
Use the following function, that fetches weather report from Weather.com
=== pywapi.get_weather_from_weather_com( _locationid , units = 'metric' ) ===
location_id: A five digit US zip code or location ID. To find your location ID, browse or search for your city from the Weather.com home page (http://www.weather.com/) The weather ID is in the URL for the forecast page for that city. You can also get the location ID by entering your zip code on the home page. For example, if you search for Los Angeles on the Weather home page, the forecast page for that city is http://www.weather.com/weather/today/Los+Angeles+CA+USCA0638:1:US. The location ID is USCA0638.
units: type of units. 'metric' for metric and '' for non-metric Note that choosing metric units changes all the weather units to metric, for example, wind speed will be reported as kilometers per hour and barometric pressure as millibars. Default value is 'metric'.
Returns: weather_data: a dictionary of weather data that exists in XML feed.
== NOAA == Use the following function, that fetches weather report from NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (United States)
=== pywapi.get_weather_from_noaa( _stationid ) ===
station_id: the ID of the weather station near the necessary location
To find your station ID, perform the following steps:
For example if the weather page is http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KPEO.html -- the station ID is KPEO.
Other way to get the station ID: use this library: http://code.google.com/p/python-weather/ and Weather.location2station function.
Returns: weather_data: a dictionary of weather data that exists in XML feed.
(useful icons: http://www.weather.gov/xml/current_obs/weather.php)
=Examples=
===[Examples More examples]===
==Script== {{{ import pywapi import string
weather_com_result = pywapi.get_weather_from_weather_com('10001') yahoo_result = pywapi.get_weather_from_yahoo('10001') noaa_result = pywapi.get_weather_from_noaa('KJFK')
print "Weather.com says: It is " + string.lower(weather_com_result['current_conditions']['text']) + " and " + weather_com_result['current_conditions']['temperature'] + "C now in New York.\n\n"
print "Yahoo says: It is " + string.lower(yahoo_result['condition']['text']) + " and " + yahoo_result['condition']['temp'] + "C now in New York.\n\n"
print "NOAA says: It is " + string.lower(noaa_result['weather']) + " and " + noaa_result['temp_c'] + "C now in New York.\n" }}}
==Result== {{{ [~] python examples/pywapi-example.py
Weather.com says: It is overcast and 15C now in New York.
Yahoo says: It is fog and 14C now in New York.
NOAA says: It is overcast and 15C now in New York.
}}}
= Where is it used? =
Weather script for GeekTool: http://www.leancrew.com/all-this/2009/06/new-weather-script-for-geektool/
Google Wave robot: http://code.google.com/p/firstwave/wiki/DrWeather
http://blog.chrisramsay.co.uk/2009/08/11/getting-weather-information-with-python/
Weather plugins for Dreambox E2: http://linux-sat.tv/index.php/topic,314.msg1328/topicseen.html#msg1328.