remove unnecassray location import, remove location override

Author: JohannesOos

pvlib/modelchain.py

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 
 import pandas as pd
 
-from pvlib import solarposition, pvsystem, clearsky, atmosphere, location
+from pvlib import solarposition, pvsystem, clearsky, atmosphere
+#location
 import pvlib.irradiance  # avoid name conflict with full import
 
 

pvlib/pvsystem.py

@@ -407,8 +407,6 @@ def __init__(self, pvsystem=None, location=None, **kwargs):
         # get and combine attributes from the pvsystem and/or location
         # with the rest of the kwargs
 
-        self.location = location
-        
         if pvsystem is not None:
             pv_dict = pvsystem.__dict__
         else:
@@ -430,7 +428,10 @@ def __repr__(self):
                 ' and azimuth: ' + str(self.surface_azimuth) +
                 ' with Module: ' + str(self.module) +
                 ' and Inverter: ' + str(self.inverter) +
-                ' and Location: ' + str(self.location))
+                ' and Location: ' + 
+                ('{}: latitude={}, longitude={}, tz={}, altitude={}'
+                .format(self.name, self.latitude, self.longitude, 
+                        self.tz, self.altitude)))
 
 
 def systemdef(meta, surface_tilt, surface_azimuth, albedo, series_modules,

pvlib/test/test_pvsystem.py

@@ -493,5 +493,8 @@ def test_LocalizedPVSystem___repr__():
                                                   module='blah',
                                                   inverter='blarg')
 
-    assert localized_system.__repr__()==('LocalizedPVSystem with tilt:0 and'+
-    ' azimuth: 180 with Module: blah and Inverter: blarg and Location: None')
+    assert localized_system.__repr__()==('LocalizedPVSystem with tilt:0 and '+
+                                        'azimuth: 180 with Module: blah and '+
+                                        'Inverter: blarg and Location: None: '+
+                                        'latitude=32, longitude=-111, '+
+                                        'tz=UTC, altitude=0')