BBBikeReader.get_shp_pathname¶

BBBikeReader.get_shp_pathname(subregion_name, layer_name=None, feature_name=None, data_dir=None)[source]¶

Get path(s) to shapefile(s) for a geographic (sub)region (by searching a local data directory).

Parameters:

subregion_name (str) – name of a geographic (sub)region (case-insensitive) that is available on Geofabrik free download server
layer_name (str | None) – name of a .shp layer (e.g. 'railways'), defaults to None
feature_name (str | None) – name of a feature (e.g. 'rail'); if None (default), all available features included
data_dir (str | None) – directory where the search is conducted; if None (default), the default directory

Returns:

path(s) to shapefile(s)

Return type:

list