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 a key to run them. They are executed on unmetered locations and as such won't consume your credits.

pytest tests