gemgis.raster.create_filepaths#

gemgis.raster.create_filepaths(dirpath: str, search_criteria: str, create_directory: bool = False) → List[str]#

Retrieving the file paths of the tiles to load and to process them later

Parameters

  • dirpath (str) – Path to the folder where tiles are stored, e.g. dirpath='Documents/images/'

  • search_criteria (str) – Name of the files including file ending, use * for autocompletion by Python, e.g. search_criteria='tile*.tif'

  • create_directory (bool) – Variable to create a new directory if directory does not exist Options include: True or False, default set to False

Returns

filepaths – List of file paths

Return type

List[str]

New in version 1.0.x.

Example

>>> # Loading Libraries
>>> import gemgis as gg

>>> # Defining filepath
>>> filepath = 'Documents/images/'

>>> # Creating list of filepaths based on search criteria
>>> filepaths = gg.raster.create_filepaths(dirpath=filepath, search_criteria='tile*.tif')
>>> filepaths
['Documents/images//tile_292000_294000_5626000_5628000.tif',
'Documents/images//tile_292000_294000_5628000_5630000.tif',
'Documents/images//tile_292000_294000_5630000_5632000.tif',
'Documents/images//tile_294000_296000_5626000_5628000.tif']