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Using python I want to collect a list of all possible dataflows from Eurostat. I have the following code; 

from pandasdmx import Request as rq
estat=rq('ESTAT')
cat_rsp=estat.get(resource_type='dataflow')
cat_msg=cat_rsp.msg
print [i.encode('utf-8') for i in cat_msg.dataflows]

this gives me a list of all possible resource_id's but I want also the descriptors. Is this possible?

Thanks

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  • Does `cat_msg` has the `descriptors` you want? – luoluo Sep 10 '15 at 11:17
  • I don't think so, how can I check that? – Nikki101 Sep 10 '15 at 11:41
  • No sorry,... Out[55]: ['__class__', '__delattr__', '__dict__', '__doc__', '__format__', '__getattribute__', '__hash__', '__init__', '__module__', '__new__', '__reduce__', '__reduce_ex__', '__repr__', '__setattr__', '__sizeof__', '__str__', '__subclasshook__', '__weakref__', '_elem', '_payload_names', '_reader', 'dataflows', 'header'] – Nikki101 Sep 10 '15 at 11:46

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Dataflow instances have a description attribute if that is what you're looking for. 

print [i.description.en for i in cat_msg.dataflows]

Since Version 0.4 the preferred method is:

df = cat_rsp.write(columns=['name', 'description']).dataflow

This Returns a Pandas DataFrame that should contain descriptions on Dataflow instances.

Note that since version 0.4 the 'dataflows' Attribute of msg is deprecated in favor of 'dataflow'.

Leo

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