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title: ParkingArea
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Asks for the value of a certain variable of the named ParkingArea.
The value returned is the state of the asked variable/value within the
last simulation step. Please note that for asking values from your
ParkingArea [you have to define
them](../Simulation/ParkingArea.md)
within an {{AdditionalFile}} and load them at the start of the simulation. The `period` and `file`
attributes do not affect TraCI.

The following variable values can be retrieved, the type of the return
value is also shown in the table.

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**Overview ParkingArea Variables**
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| Variable                                     | ValueType           | Description       |  [Python Method](../TraCI/Interfacing_TraCI_from_Python.md)    |
| -------------------------------------------- | ------------------- | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| end pos                                  | double          | The end position of the stop along the lane measured in m.  | [getEndPos](https://sumo.dlr.de/pydoc/traci/_parkingarea.html#ParkingAreaDomain.getEndPos) |
| lane ID                                  | string          | Returns the lane of this calibrator (if it applies to a single lane)  | [getLaneID](https://sumo.dlr.de/pydoc/traci/_parkingarea.html#ParkingAreaDomain.getLaneID) |
| name                                | string          | Returns the name of this stop  | [getName](https://sumo.dlr.de/pydoc/traci/_parkingarea.html#ParkingAreaDomain.getName) |
| start pos                                  | double          | The starting position of the stop along the lane measured in m.  | [getStartPos](https://sumo.dlr.de/pydoc/traci/_parkingarea.html#ParkingAreaDomain.getStartPos) |
| vehicle count                                 | integer          | Get the total number of vehicles stopped at the named parking area.  | [getVehicleCount](https://sumo.dlr.de/pydoc/traci/_parkingarea.html#ParkingAreaDomain.getVehicleCount) |
| vehicle ID                                 | stringList          |  Get the IDs of vehicles stopped at the named parking area.  | [getVehicleIDs](https://sumo.dlr.de/pydoc/traci/_parkingarea.html#ParkingAreaDomain.getVehicleIDs) |
| accepted badges                             | stringList         | Get the accepted badges for parking area access. | [getAcceptedBadges](https://sumo.dlr.de/pydoc/traci/_parkingarea.html#ParkingAreaDomain.getAcceptedBadges) |
