python-blitzortung a python module for blitzortung.org related stuff

Introduction

This module contains the following independent components

• Database setup and access for local storage of blitzortung.org data.
• Strike data import from data.blitzortung.org.
• JsonRPC Webservice providing strike data in different formats.
• Clustering of strike data (under development).

Installation

It is recommended to install the package in a virtual environment:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install blitzortung

For development installation from source:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -e .

Optional Dependencies

Scipy and fastcluster are required for the (optional) clustering functionality. These can be installed via:

pip install scipy fastcluster