GeofabrikDownloader.get_list_of_subregion_names

GeofabrikDownloader.get_list_of_subregion_names(update=False, confirmation_required=True, verbose=False)

Get a list of names of all available geographic regions.

Parameters

  • update (bool) – whether to (check on and) update the package data, defaults to False

  • confirmation_required (bool) – whether asking for confirmation to proceed, defaults to True

  • verbose (bool or int) – whether to print relevant information in console, defaults to False

Returns

names of geographic regions available on the free download server

Return type

list

Example:

>>> from pydriosm.downloader import GeofabrikDownloader

>>> geofabrik_downloader = GeofabrikDownloader()

>>> # A list of the names of available geographic regions
>>> geo_region_name_list = geofabrik_downloader.get_list_of_subregion_names()

>>> geo_region_name_list[:5]
['Algeria', 'Angola', 'Benin', 'Botswana', 'Burkina Faso']