nordpool

Python library for fetching Nord Pool Elspot prices.

Python version

The minimum supported Python version is 3.9, which receives security updates until 2025-10. The library won't install without trickery on older versions, so update your Python.

Installing

To install from PyPi, use

pip install nordpool

To upgrade

To upgrade installation from PyPi, use

pip install -U nordpool

Example

# Import library for fetching Elspot data
from nordpool import elspot
from pprint import pprint

# Initialize class for fetching Elspot prices
prices_spot = elspot.Prices()

# Fetch hourly Elspot prices for Finland and print the resulting dictionary
# If the prices are reported as None, it means that the prices fetched aren't yet available.
# The library by default tries to fetch prices for tomorrow and they're released ~13:00 Swedish time.
pprint(prices_spot.hourly(areas=['FI']))

Output

{u'areas': {
    u'FI': {
        u'values': [
            {u'end': datetime.datetime(2014, 10, 3, 23, 0, tzinfo=<UTC>),
             u'start': datetime.datetime(2014, 10, 3, 22, 0, tzinfo=<UTC>),
             u'value': 31.2},
            {u'end': datetime.datetime(2014, 10, 4, 0, 0, tzinfo=<UTC>),
             u'start': datetime.datetime(2014, 10, 3, 23, 0, tzinfo=<UTC>),
             u'value': 30.68},
            ... SNIP ...
            {u'end': datetime.datetime(2014, 10, 4, 22, 0, tzinfo=<UTC>),
             u'start': datetime.datetime(2014, 10, 4, 21, 0, tzinfo=<UTC>),
             u'value': 30.82}]}},
 u'currency': u'EUR',
 u'end': datetime.datetime(2014, 10, 4, 22, 0, tzinfo=<UTC>),
 u'start': datetime.datetime(2014, 10, 3, 22, 0, tzinfo=<UTC>),
 u'updated': datetime.datetime(2014, 10, 3, 10, 42, 42, 110000, tzinfo=<UTC>)}
 ...