pymbta

pymbta is an intuitive pure python module to use the MBTA api to find bus and train locations.

If you encounter a bug, file an issue or email me: john@johnliao.org

Installation

$ pip install pymbta

Set your environment variable for MBTA API Key

1. Register a developer account with the MBTA Dev Portal Link
2. Set your env var: MBTA_API_KEY = my_mbta_api_key

Usage

Purple Line

from pymbta import PurpleLine
p = PurpleLine(query_type='vehiclesbyroute', direction='outbound', route='Lowell')
p.return_locations()

[[u'42.3678817749023', u'-71.0630187988281']]

Red Line

from pymbta import RedLine
r = RedLine(query_type='vehiclesbyroute', direction='northbound', route='Red Line')
r.return_locations()

[[u'42.37407', u'-71.11876'], [u'42.36554', u'-71.10401'], [u'42.36953', u'-71.11154'], [u'42.34832', u'-71.05348'], [u'42.36147', u'-71.07437'], [u'42.28579', u'-71.03854'], [u'42.33107', u'-71.057'], [u'42.20882', u'-71.00141']]

Bus

from pymbta import Bus
b = Bus(query_type='vehiclesbyroute', direction='outbound', route='1')
b.return_locations()

[[u'42.3579063415527', u'-71.0928802490234'], [u'42.3404960632324', u'-71.0815887451172']]

Routes List

Use route_short_name as route parameter from routes.txt. Input is case sensitive (sorry)

Additional Info

MBTA GTFS files available here

Read more about using the MBTA-realtime API v2 here