pyogrio_geopandas_read_write_vector_geodataframe_quickstart.py

1import geopandas as gp
2import pyogrio
3
4# Get path to a sample dataset included with geopandas
5path = gp.datasets.get_path("naturalearth_lowres")
6
7# Read a dataset into a GeoDataFrame using the pyogrio engine
8# This is much faster than the default fiona engine
9df = gp.read_file(path, engine="pyogrio")
10
11# Inspect the data
12print(df.head())
13
14# Write the GeoDataFrame to a new file (e.g., GeoPackage) using pyogrio
15pyogrio.write_dataframe(df, "countries.gpkg")
16
17# Alternatively, read the data directly into a format-agnostic GeoDataFrame
18# or NumPy arrays using pyogrio's native functions
19from pyogrio import read_dataframe
20df_native = read_dataframe(path)
21print(df_native.columns)