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Vector general

Delete duplicate geometries

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: any]
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Outputs

Output [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:deleteduplicategeometries', input, output)

See also

Execute SQL

Description

This algorithm allows to execute an SQL query on a set of input vector layers thanks to the virtual layer provider.

Parameters

Input layer [vector: any]
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Additional data sources [vector]
Data sources that have to be loaded for reference in the SQL query. Any layer already loaded in QGIS is available in the query through its name or id. But for use of this algorithm in a script, input sources should be set here. Each input data source can be referred to as input1 ... inputN as layer names in the query.
Query [string]
The SQL query. SQLite, Spatialite and QGIS expression functions can be used here.
Unique identifier field [string]
Optional parameter to specify which field of the query should be used as a unique id.
Geometry field [string]
Optional parameter to specify which field should be considered as the geometry field, if one wants to avoid possibly slow autodetection.
Geometry type [selection]
Optional parameter to specify the type of the geometry if one wants to avoid possibly slow autodetection.

Geometry types:

  • 0 — Autodetect
  • 1 — NoGeometry
  • 2 — Point
  • 3 — LineString
  • 4 — Polygon
  • 5 — MultiPoint
  • 6 — MultiLineString
  • 7 — MultiPolygon
Geometry CRS [crs]
Optional parameter to specify the coordinate system of the geometry if one wants to avoid possibly slow autodetection.

Outputs

Output [vector]
Output vector

Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:executesql', inputs, query, uid, geom_field, geom_type, crs)

See also

Join attributes by location

Description

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Parameters

Target vector layer [vector: any]
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Join vector layer [vector: any]
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Geometric predicate [geometrypredicate]

Predicate name or list of predicate names interpreted in an OR like manner.

Possible values: [‘intersects’, ‘contains’, ‘equals’, ‘touches’, ‘overlaps’, ‘within’, ‘crosses’]

Default: []

Attribute summary [selection]

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Options:

  • 0 — Take attributes of the first located feature
  • 1 — Take summary of intersecting features

Default: 0

Statistics for summary (comma separated) [string]

Optional.

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Default: sum,mean,min,max,median

Joined table [selection]

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Options:

  • 0 — Only keep matching records
  • 1 — Keep all records (including non-matching target records)

Default: 0

Outputs

Joined layer [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:joinattributesbylocation', target, join, predicate, summary, stats, keep, output)

See also

Join attributes table

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: any]
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Input layer 2 [table]
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Table field [tablefield: any]
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Table field 2 [tablefield: any]
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Outputs

Output layer [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:joinattributestable', input_layer, input_layer_2, table_field, table_field_2, output_layer)

See also

Merge vector layers

Description

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Parameters

Input layer 1 [vector: any]
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Input layer 2 [vector: any]
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Outputs

Output [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:mergevectorlayers', layer1, layer2, output)

See also

Merge datasources in VRT

Description

This algorithm merge the layers of different data sources in a single vrt file This algorithm is especially useful in case another algorithm needs multiple layers but accept only one vrt in which the layers are specified

Parameters

Input datasources [multipleinput: any vectors]
Input datasources to merge in a single VRT input_datasources is a single string with all path ”;” separated as “path1;path2;....;pathN”
Overwrite output vrt [boolean]

Overwrite VRT if it’s already exist

Default: False

Outputs

Output vrt filename [file]
VRT output filename
Output vrt string [string]
VRT content returned as string

Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:mergedatasourcesinvrt', input_datasources, input_overwrite_flag, output_vrt_file)

See also

Polygon from layer extent

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: any]
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Calculate extent for each feature separately [boolean]

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Default: False

Outputs

Output layer [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:polygonfromlayerextent', input_layer, by_feature, output)

See also

Reproject layer

Description

Reprojects a vector layer in a different CRS.

Parameters

Input layer [vector: any]
Layer to reproject.
Target CRS [crs]

Destination coordinate reference system.

Default: EPSG:4326

Outputs

Reprojected layer [vector]
The resulting layer.

Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:reprojectlayer', input, target_crs, output)

See also

Save selected features

Description

Saves the selected features as a new layer.

Parameters

Input layer [vector: any]
Layer to process.

Outputs

Output layer with selected features [vector]
The resulting layer.

Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:saveselectedfeatures', input_layer, output_layer)

See also

Set style for vector layer

Description

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Parameters

Vector layer [vector: any]
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Style file [file]
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Outputs

Styled layer [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:setstyleforvectorlayer', input, style)

See also

Snap points to grid

Description

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Parameters

Input Layer [vector: any]
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Horizontal spacing [number]

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Default: 0.1

Vertical spacing [number]

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Default: 0.1

Outputs

Output [vector]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:snappointstogrid', input, hspacing, vspacing, output)

See also

Split vector layer

Description

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Parameters

Input layer [vector: any]
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Unique ID field [tablefield: any]
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Outputs

Output directory [directory]
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Console usage

processing.runalg('qgis:splitvectorlayer', input, field, output)

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Oriented minimum bounding box

Description

Return an oriented minimum bounding Box layer by using the rotating calipers algorithm.

Parameters

Input layer [vector: any]
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Calculate OMBB for each feature separately [boolean]

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Default: True

Outputs

Oriented_MBBox [vector]
The resulting layer.

Console usage

processing.runalg("qgis:orientedminimumboundingbox", input , by_feature, output)

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