pvlib.iotools.read_solaranywhere#

pvlib.iotools.read_solaranywhere(filename, map_variables=True, encoding='iso-8859-1')[source]#

Read a SolarAnywhere formatted file into a pandas DataFrame.

The SolarAnywhere file format and variables are described in 1. Note, the SolarAnywhere file format resembles the TMY3 file format but contains additional variables and metadata.

Parameters

filename (str) – Filename
map_variables (bool, default: True) – When true, renames columns of the DataFrame to pvlib variable names where applicable. See VARIABLE_MAP.
encoding (str, default : 'iso-8859-1') – Encoding of the file. For SolarAnywhere TMY3 files the ‘iso-8859-1’ encoding is recommended due to the usage of special characters.

Returns

data (pandas.DataFrame) – Timeseries data from SolarAnywhere.
metadata (dict) – Metadata available in the file.