Public Transport Victoria (PTV) Python API Wrapper
Python3 API Wrapper for Public Transport Victoria (https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/)
For the full API Documentation as well as information on how to request an API key, check out PTV Documentation and Swagger
Installation
$ pip install ptv-python-wrapper
Usage
Instantiate client by passing in Developer ID and API Key from PTV
from ptv.client import PTVClient
client = PTVClient(DEV_ID, API_KEY)
Get Departures from Stop
View departures from a stop
Parameters
----------
route_type : integer
Number identifying transport mode; values returned via RouteTypes API
stop_id : integer
Identifier of stop; values returned by Stops API
Optional Parameters
-------------------
route_id : string
Identifier of route; values returned by RoutesAPI - v3/routes
platform_numbers : Array[integer]
Filter by platform number at stop
direction_id : integer
Filter by indentifier of direction of travel; values returned by Directions Api - /v3/directions/route/{route_id}
look_backwards : boolean
Indicates if filtering runs (and their departures) to those that arrive at destination before date_utc (default = false). Requires max_results > 0.
gtfs : boolean
Indicates that stop_id parameter will accept "GTFS stop_id" data
date_utc : string
Filter by the date and time of the request (ISO 8601 UTC format) (default = current date and time)
max_results : integer
Maximum number of results returned
include_cancelled : boolean
Indicates if cancelled services (if they exist) are returned (default = false) - metropolitan train only
expand : Array[string]
List objects to be returned in full (i.e. expanded) - options include: all, stop, route, run, direction, disruption
Returns
-------
Departures : dict
Dictionary of departures
Example:
client.get_departure_from_stop(0, 1071)
Get Directions for Route
View directions for route
Parameters
----------
route_id : int
Identifier of route; values returned by Routes API - v3/routes
Optional Parameters
-------------------
route_type : int
Number identifying transport mode; values returned via RouteTypes API
Returns
-------
Directions : dict
Dictionary of directions
Example:
client.get_directions_for_route(1)
Get Route for Direction
View Routes for Direction
Parameters
----------
direction_id : int
Identifier of direction of travel; values returned by Directions API - /v3/directions/route/{route_id}
Returns
-------
Routes : dict
All routes that travel in the specified direction.
Example:
client.get_route_for_direction(1)
Get Disruptions
View all disruptions
Optional Parameters
-------------------
route_id : int
Identifier of route; values returned by Routes API - v3/routes
stop_id : int
Identifier of stop; values returned by Stops API - v3/stops
disruption_status : str
Filter by status of disruption
Returns
-------
disruptions : dict
All disruption information (if any exists).
Example
client.get_disruptions()
View a specific disruption
View a specific disruption
Parameters
----------
disruption_id : int
Identifier of disruption; values returned by Disruptions API - /v3/disruptions OR /v3/disruptions/route/{route_id}
Returns
-------
disruptions : dict
Disruption information for the specified disruption ID.
Example
client.get_disruption(12345)
Get all disruption modes
Get all disruption modes
Returns
-------
modes : dict
Disruption specific modes
Example
client.get_disruption_modes()
List ticket outlets
List ticket outlets
Optional Parameters
-------------------
latitude : int
Geographic coordinate of latitude
longitude : int
Geographic coordinate of longitude
max_distance : int
Maximum number of results returned
max_results : int
Maximum number of results returned (default = 30)
Returns
-------
outlets : dict
Ticket outlets
Example
client.get_outlets()
View the stopping pattern for a specific trip/service run
View the stopping pattern for a specific trip/service run
Parameters
----------
run_id : int
Identifier of a trip/service run; values returned by Runs API - /v3/route/{route_id} and Departures API
route_type : int
Number identifying transport mode; values returned via RouteTypes API
expand : Array[str]
Objects to be returned in full (i.e. expanded) - options include: all, stop, route, run, direction, disruption. By default disruptions are expanded.
Optional Parameters
-------------------
stop_id : int
Filter by stop_id; values returned by Stops API
date_utc : str
Filter by the date and time of the request (ISO 8601 UTC format)
Returns
-------
pattern : dict
The stopping pattern of the specified trip/service run and route type.
Example
client.get(12345, 0, ['all'])
View route names and numbers for all routes
View route names and numbers for all routes
Optional Parameters
-------------------
route_types : Array[int]
Filter by route_type; values returned via RouteTypes API
route_name : str
Filter by name of route (accepts partial route name matches)
Returns
-------
routes : dict
Route names and numbers for all routes of all route types.
Example
client.get_routes()
View route name and number for specific route ID
View route name and number for specific route ID
Parameters
----------
route_id : int
Identifier of route; values returned by Departures, Directions and Disruptions APIs
Returns
-------
route : dict
The route name and number for the specified route ID.
Example
client.get_route(1)
View all route types and their names
View all route types and their names
Returns
-------
RouteTypes : dict
All route types (i.e. identifiers of transport modes) and their names.
Example
client.get_route_types()
View the trip/service for a specific run ID and route type
View the trip/service for a specific run ID and route type
Parameters
----------
run_id : int
Identifier of a trip/service run; values returned by Runs API - /v3/route/{route_id} and Departures API
Optional Parameters
-------------------
route_type : int
Number identifying transport mode; values returned via RouteTypes API
Returns
-------
run : dict
The trip/service run details for the run ID and route type specified.
Example
client.get_run(12345, 0)
View all trip/service runs for a specific route ID
View all trip/service runs for a specific route ID
Parameters
----------
route_id : int
Identifier of route; values returned by Routes API - v3/routes.
Optional Parameters
-------------------
route_type : int
Number identifying transport mode; values returned via RouteTypes API
Returns
-------
runs : dict
All trip/service run details for the specified route ID.
Example
client.get_runs_for_route(1)
View stops, routes and myki outlets that match the search term
View stops, routes and myki outlets that match the search term
Parameters
----------
search_term : str
Search text (note: if search text is numeric and/or less than 3 characters, the API will only return routes)
Optional Parameters
-------------------
route_types : Array[int]
Filter by route_type; values returned via RouteTypes API (note: stops and routes are ordered by route_types specified)
latitude : float
Filter by geographic coordinate of latitude
longitude : float
Filter by geographic coordinate of longitude
max_distance : float
Filter by maximum distance (in metres) from location specified via latitude and longitude parameters
include_addresses : bool
Placeholder for future development; currently unavailable
include_outlets : bool
Indicates if outlets will be returned in response (default = true)
match_stop_by_suburb : bool
Indicates whether to find stops by suburbs in the search term (default = true)
match_route_by_suburb : bool
Indicates whether to find routes by suburbs in the search term (default = true)
match_stop_by_gtfs_stop_id : bool
Indicates whether to search for stops according to a metlink stop ID (default = false)
Returns
-------
SearchResponse : dict
Stops, routes and myki ticket outlets that contain the search term (note: stops and routes are ordered by route_type by default).
Example
client.search('asdf')
View facilities at a specific stop (Metro and V/Line stations only)
View facilities at a specific stop (Metro and V/Line stations only)
Parameters
----------
stop_id : int
Identifier of stop; values returned by Stops API
route_type : int
Number identifying transport mode; values returned via RouteTypes API
Optional Parameters
-------------------
stop_location : bool
Indicates if stop location information will be returned (default = false)
stop_amenities : bool
Indicates if stop amenity information will be returned (default = false)
stop_accessibility : bool
Indicates if stop accessibility information will be returned (default = false)
stop_contact : bool
Indicates if stop contact information will be returned (default = false)
stop_ticket : bool
Indicates if stop ticket information will be returned (default = false)
gtfs : bool
Incdicates whether the stop_id is a GTFS ID or not
stop_staffing : bool
Indicates if stop staffing information will be returned (default = false)
stop_disruptions : bool
Indicates if stop disruption information will be returned (default = false)
Returns
-------
Stop : dict
Stop location, amenity and accessibility facility information for the specified stop (metropolitan and V/Line stations only).
Example
client.get_stop(1071, 0)
View all stops on a specific route
View all stops on a specific route
Parameters
----------
route_id : int
Identifier of route; values returned by Routes API - v3/routes
route_type : int
Number identifying transport mode; values returned via RouteTypes API
Optional Parameters
-------------------
direction_id : int
An optional direction; values returned by Directions API. When this is set, stop sequence information is returned in the response.
stop_disruptions : bool
Indicates if stop disruption information will be returned (default = false)
Returns
-------
stops : dict
All stops on the specified route.
Example
client.get_stops_for_route(1, 0)
View all stops near a specific location
View all stops near a specific location
Parameters
----------
latitude : float
Geographic coordinate of latitude
longitude : float
Geographic coordinate of longitude
Optional Parameters
-------------------
route_types : Array[int]
Filter by route_type; values returned via RouteTypes API
max_results : int
Maximum number of results returned (default = 30)
max_distance : double
Filter by maximum distance (in metres) from location specified via latitude and longitude parameters (default = 300)
stop_disruptions : bool
Indicates if stop disruption information will be returned (default = false)
Returns
-------
stops : dict
All stops near the specified location.
Example
client.get_stops_for_location(123,123)
Contribution
If you've found a bug or would like a new feature, please open an issue or create a pull request.
