python-civic-hack

Project containing the steps for a tutorial on civic hacking using open data from the food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS).

Designed for Durham University Geography department using the open data file FHRS706en-GB.xml

Requirements

• Python 3.7.1
• FHRS706en-GB.xml - data file for Durham from food.gov.u

Tuturial Steps

Step 1

Hello world with a loop, variables, conditions and comments

Step 2

Using python to read the XML file and display business names.

Step 3

Get zero rated establishments only.

Step 4

Only process Restaurants, cafes and canteens

Step 5

Get and display date for the business. Includes condition for when there is no date field.

Step 6

Display the total of all the ratings. Bonus: Calculate total, and also as a percentage

Step 7

Visualisation code for pie chart using Flask framework

Step 8

Add HTML list to page