hko

python-hko

A python warpper for retrieving Hong Kong SAR local weather from Hong Kong Observatory Open Data API. Please refer to the Official Documentation for request parameters and response details. Official API Documentation

Reference

HKO Module

hko.HKO(session) Manage and perform requests Return: hko.HKO class

Parameter	Optional (default value)	Type	Description
session	no	ClientSession	see aiohttp

hko.HKO.weather(dataType, lang) Retrieve weather data from Weather Information API Return: dictionary

Parameter	Optional (default value)	Type	Description
dataType	no	string	type of data requested
lang	yes (en)	string	language used in response

hko.HKO.earthquake(dataType, lang) Retrieve weather data from Earthquake Information API Return: dictionary

Parameter	Optional (default value)	Type	Description
dataType	no	string	type of data requested
lang	yes (en)	string	language used in response

hko.HKO.openData(dataType, lang) Retrieve weather data from Earthquake Information API Return: dictionary

Parameter	Optional (default value)	Type	Description
dataType	no	string	type of data requested
lang	yes (en)	string	language used in response
station	-	string	refer to Official API Documentation
year	-	string	refer to Official API Documentation
month	-	string	refer to Official API Documentation
day	-	string	refer to Official API Documentation
hour	-	string	refer to Official API Documentation

Usage Example

Get and print local weather forcast general situation in English

from hko import HKO, HKOError
import asyncio
from aiohttp import ClientSession
from aiohttp import ClientConnectorError

async def main():
    async with ClientSession() as session:
        try:
            hko = HKO(session)
            fnd = await hko.weather(dataType="fnd")
            print(fnd["generalSituation"])
        except HKOError as error:
            print(error)

asyncio.run(main())