.. currentmodule:: pvlib
Methods for information about locations.
.. autosummary:: :toctree: generated/ location.lookup_altitude
.. autosummary:: :toctree: generated/ location.Location
A :py:class:`~pvlib.location.Location` object may be created from the metadata returned by these file types: .. autosummary:
:toctree: generated/ location.Location.from_tmy location.Location.from_epw
Methods for calculating time series of certain variables for a given location are available through this class.