Update whatsnew, api.rst, and __init__

Author: AdamRJensen

docs/sphinx/source/api.rst

@@ -483,6 +483,8 @@ relevant to solar energy modeling.
    iotools.parse_psm3
    iotools.get_pvgis_tmy
    iotools.read_pvgis_tmy
+   iotools.get_pvgis_hourly
+   iotools.read_pvgis_hourly
    iotools.read_bsrn
 
 A :py:class:`~pvlib.location.Location` object may be created from metadata

docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.9.0.rst

@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ Deprecations
 
 Enhancements
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* Add :func:`~pvlib.iotools.read_pvgis_hourly` and
+  :func:`~pvlib.iotools.get_pvgis_hourly` for reading and retrieving PVGIS
+  hourly solar radiation data and modelled PV power output. 
+  files. (:pull:`1186`, :issue:`849`)
 * Add :func:`~pvlib.iotools.read_bsrn` for reading BSRN solar radiation data
   files. (:pull:`1145`, :issue:`1015`)
 * In :py:class:`~pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain`, attributes which contain

pvlib/iotools/__init__.py

@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@
 from pvlib.iotools.psm3 import read_psm3  # noqa: F401
 from pvlib.iotools.psm3 import parse_psm3  # noqa: F401
 from pvlib.iotools.pvgis import get_pvgis_tmy, read_pvgis_tmy  # noqa: F401
+from pvlib.iotools.pvgis import read_pvgis_hourly  # noqa: F401
+from pvlib.iotools.pvgis import get_pvgis_hourly  # noqa: F401
 from pvlib.iotools.bsrn import read_bsrn  # noqa: F401

pvlib/iotools/pvgis.py

@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ def get_pvgis_hourly(lat, lon, angle=0, aspect=0, outputformat='json',
     **Mapped field names are returned when the map_variables argument is True**
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     P*                       float   PV system power (W)
-    G(i)**                   float   Global irradiance on inclined plane (W/m^2)
-    Gb(i)**                  float   Beam (direct) irradiance on inclined plane (W/m^2)
-    Gd(i)**                  float   Diffuse irradiance on inclined plane (W/m^2)
-    Gr(i)**                  float   Reflected irradiance on inclined plane (W/m^2)
+    G(i)**                   float   Global irradiance on inclined plane (W/m^2)  # noqa
+    Gb(i)**                  float   Beam (direct) irradiance on inclined plane (W/m^2)  # noqa
+    Gd(i)**                  float   Diffuse irradiance on inclined plane (W/m^2)  # noqa
+    Gr(i)**                  float   Reflected irradiance on inclined plane (W/m^2)  # noqa
     H_sun, solar_elevation   float   Sun height/elevation (degrees)
     T2m, temp_air            float   Air temperature at 2  (degrees Celsius)
     WS10m, wind_speed        float   Wind speed at 10 m (m/s)