def get_parameter(self, parameter_name, parameter_type):
"""
Returns a parameter from self.parameter as a requested type.
Parameters
----------
parameter_name : string
Name of the parameter requested.
parameter_type : string
Type the parameter is requested in. Currently
supported: float, positive_float, int, positive_int, string,
boolean.
Returns
-------
<Type as requested in parameter_type>
Well the parameter request casted as the type requested
"""
if parameter_name not in self.parameters:
sys.exit("No parameter called " + parameter_name \
+ " is defined in parameters.csv")
value_str = self.parameters[parameter_name]
cast = Cast("Get Parameter")
if parameter_type == "float":
return cast.to_float(value_str, parameter_name)
elif parameter_type == "positive_float":
return cast.to_positive_float(value_str, parameter_name)
elif parameter_type == "int":
return cast.to_int(value_str, parameter_name)
elif parameter_type == "positive_int":
return cast.to_positive_int(value_str, parameter_name)
elif parameter_type == "string":
return value_str
elif parameter_type == "boolean":
return cast.to_boolean(value_str, parameter_name)
else:
sys.exit("Type '" + parameter_type + "' for parameter " \
+ parameter_name + " is not recognised")
read_header = True
else:
data_point = []
for it, slcted_col in enumerate(slcted_cols):
string = row[slcted_col]
if slcted_col_types[it] == "date":
# remove excess characters
for char in remove_char_from_Date:
string = string.replace(char, '')
# remove seconds
string = string[:-2]
# store
data_point.append(string)
elif slcted_col_types[it] == "int":
data_point.append(
str(cast.to_int(string, slcted_col_names[it])))
elif slcted_col_types[it] == "float":
data_point.append(
str(cast.to_float(string, slcted_col_names[it])))
else:
sys.exit("Data type '" + slcted_col_types[it] \
+ "' not implemented.")
data.append(data_point)
"""
SECTION 2: Store unprocessed data
"""
if store_raw_data == True:
print("Store raw data!")
with open('solar_irradiance.csv', mode='w', newline='') as output_file: