Python-Library to get live-data from mvg-live.de - yet another workaround the official, non-released API....
Retrieve the next departures from mvg-live.de
Configuration variables:
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station (Required): Name of the stop or station. Visit the MVG live web site to find valid names.
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timeoffset (Optional): Do not display connections departing sooner than this number of minutes (defaults to 0). Useful if you are a couple of minutes away from the stop.
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entries (Optional): Number of entries to retrieve (defaults to 10).
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ubahn (Optional): If 'False', do not display U-Bahn (subway) departures
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tram (Optional): If 'False', do not display tram departures
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bus (Optional): If 'False', do not display bus departures
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sbahn (Optional): If 'False', do not display S-Bahn (suburban train) departures
Retrieve current disruptions/status messages from mvg-live.de. Returns headline and description of disruption.
Please note, that this call will execute another API-request and might cause problems with rate-limits imposed by the webservice.
For a saver way, please use RSS-feed that is also provided by the MVG. You can find a sample implementation here