pyogrio_read_write_geodataframe_geopackage_quickstart.py

1import os
2import pyogrio
3from geopandas import datasets
4
5# Get path to a sample dataset provided by GeoPandas
6path = datasets.get_path("naturalearth_lowres")
7
8# Read the dataset into a GeoPandas GeoDataFrame
9df = pyogrio.read_dataframe(path)
10
11# Display the first few rows
12print(df.head())
13
14# Write the GeoDataFrame to a new GeoPackage file
15output_path = "countries.gpkg"
16pyogrio.write_dataframe(df, output_path)
17
18# Clean up
19if os.path.exists(output_path):
20    os.remove(output_path)