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34"""
Get CO2 emission data from the UK CarbonIntensity API
"""
# /// script
# requires-python = ">=3.13"
# dependencies = [
# "httpx",
# ]
# ///
from datetime import date
import httpx
BASE_URL = "https://api.carbonintensity.org.uk/intensity"
# Emission in the last half hour
def fetch_last_half_hour() -> str:
last_half_hour = httpx.get(BASE_URL, timeout=10).json()["data"][0]
return last_half_hour["intensity"]["actual"]
# Emissions in a specific date range
def fetch_from_to(start, end) -> list:
return httpx.get(f"{BASE_URL}/{start}/{end}", timeout=10).json()["data"]
if __name__ == "__main__":
for entry in fetch_from_to(start=date(2020, 10, 1), end=date(2020, 10, 3)):
print("from {from} to {to}: {intensity[actual]}".format(**entry))
print(f"{fetch_last_half_hour() = }")