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.