[MatchHistory] Different encoding since 2024/25

soccerdata/_config.py

@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
     },
 }
 logging.config.dictConfig(logging_config)
+logging.captureWarnings(True)
 logger = logging.getLogger("root")
 logger.handlers[0] = RichHandler(markup=True)
 

soccerdata/match_history.py

@@ -2,17 +2,35 @@
 
 import itertools
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Callable, Optional, Union
+from typing import IO, Callable, Optional, Union
 
 import pandas as pd
 
 from ._common import BaseRequestsReader, make_game_id
-from ._config import DATA_DIR, NOCACHE, NOSTORE, TEAMNAME_REPLACEMENTS
+from ._config import DATA_DIR, NOCACHE, NOSTORE, TEAMNAME_REPLACEMENTS, logger
 
 MATCH_HISTORY_DATA_DIR = DATA_DIR / "MatchHistory"
 MATCH_HISTORY_API = "https://www.football-data.co.uk"
 
 
+def _parse_csv(raw_data: IO[bytes], lkey: str, skey: str) -> pd.DataFrame:
+    logger.info("Parsing league=%s season=%s", lkey, skey)
+    if int(skey) >= 2425:
+        # Since 2024-25, the CSV files are encoded in UTF-8-SIG
+        df_games = pd.read_csv(
+            raw_data,
+            encoding="UTF-8-SIG",
+            on_bad_lines="warn",
+        )
+    else:
+        df_games = pd.read_csv(
+            raw_data,
+            encoding="latin-1",
+            on_bad_lines="warn",
+        )
+    return df_games
+
+
 class MatchHistory(BaseRequestsReader):
     """Provides pd.DataFrames from CSV files available at http://www.football-data.co.uk/data.php.
 
@@ -92,12 +110,10 @@ def read_games(self) -> pd.DataFrame:
             filepath = self.data_dir / filemask.format(lkey, skey)
             url = urlmask.format(skey, lkey)
             current_season = not self._is_complete(lkey, skey)
+
             reader = self.get(url, filepath, no_cache=current_season)
+            df_games = _parse_csv(reader, lkey, skey).assign(season=skey)
 
-            df_games = pd.read_csv(
-                reader,
-                encoding="ISO-8859-1",
-            ).assign(season=skey)
             if "Time" not in df_games.columns:
                 df_games["Time"] = "12:00"
             df_games["Time"] = df_games["Time"].fillna("12:00")

tests/conftest.py

@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ def elo() -> sd.ClubElo:
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()
-def match_epl_2y() -> sd.MatchHistory:
-    """Return a MatchHistory instance for the last 2 years of the EPL."""
-    return sd.MatchHistory("ENG-Premier League", list(range(2018, 2020)))
+def match_epl_5y() -> sd.MatchHistory:
+    """Return a MatchHistory instance for the last 5 years of the EPL."""
+    return sd.MatchHistory("ENG-Premier League", list(range(2019, 2025)))
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()

tests/test_MatchHistory.py

@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 from soccerdata.match_history import MatchHistory
 
 
-def test_read_games(match_epl_2y: MatchHistory) -> None:
+def test_read_games(match_epl_5y: MatchHistory) -> None:
     """It should return a DataFrame with all games from the selected leagues and seasons."""
-    df = match_epl_2y.read_games()
+    df = match_epl_5y.read_games()
     assert isinstance(df, pd.DataFrame)
-    assert len(df.index.get_level_values("season").unique()) == 2
-    assert len(df) == 760
+    assert len(df.index.get_level_values("season").unique()) == 5
+    assert len(df) == 2107
+    assert not any("" in c for c in df.columns)