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test_station_data_availability.py
import requests, re
def test_station_data_availability(station_id):
for year in range(1960, 2020 + 1):
r = requests.get(f"https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/local-climatological-data/access/{year}/")
matches = re.search(r"href=\"([0-9]{6}" +str(station_id) + ".csv)", r.text)
if matches:
print(station_id, " data exists for ", year)
else:
print(station_id, " data not found for ", year)
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