def get_bulk_vector_data_by_range(vectors, start_release_date, end_release_date):
"""https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/developers/wds/user-guide#a12-5
Parameters
----------
vectors: str or list of str
vector numbers to get info for
start_release_date: datetime.date
start release date for the data
end_release_date: datetime.date
end release date for the data
Returns
-------
List of dicts containing data for each vector
"""
url = SC_URL + "getBulkVectorDataByRange"
start_release_date = str(start_release_date) + "T13:00"
end_release_date = str(end_release_date) + "T13:00"
chunks = chunk_vectors(vectors)
final_list = []
for vector_ids in chunks:
result = requests.post(
url,
json={
"vectorIds": vector_ids,
"startDataPointReleaseDate": start_release_date,
"endDataPointReleaseDate": end_release_date,
},
)
result = check_status(result)
final_list += [r["object"] for r in result]
return final_list
def get_data_from_vectors_and_latest_n_periods(vectors, periods):
""" https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/developers/wds/user-guide#a12-4
Parameters
----------
vectors: str or list of str
vector numbers to get info for
periods: int
number of periods (starting at latest) to retrieve data for
Returns
-------
List of dicts containing data for each vector
"""
url = SC_URL + "getDataFromVectorsAndLatestNPeriods"
chunks = chunk_vectors(vectors)
final_list = []
for chunk in chunks:
periods_l = [periods for i in range(len(chunk))]
json = [{
"vectorId": v,
"latestN": n
} for v, n in zip(chunk, periods_l)]
result = requests.post(url, json=json)
result = check_status(result)
final_list += [r["object"] for r in result]
return final_list
def get_series_info_from_vector(vectors):
"""https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/developers/wds/user-guide#a11-3
Parameters
----------
vectors: str or list of str
vector numbers to get info for
Returns
-------
List of dicts containing metadata for each v#
"""
url = SC_URL + "getSeriesInfoFromVector"
chunks = chunk_vectors(vectors)
final_list = []
for chunk in chunks:
vectors = [{"vectorId": v} for v in chunk]
result = requests.post(url, json=vectors)
result = check_status(result)
final_list += result
return [r["object"] for r in final_list]