The variable name convention in the Python pvlib documentation is here: https://pvlib-python.readthedocs.io/en/stable/variables_style_rules.html SAM's weather file reader column names are defined here: https://github.com/NREL/ssc/blob/632217258303cdbb77f471b517187b701f56d08e/shared/lib_weatherfile.cpp#L948 Modify lib_weatherfile.cpp to accept pvlib variable names.