Implemented Dynamic Path Handling in Python Scripts

📅 2023-03-27 — Session: Implemented Dynamic Path Handling in Python Scripts

🕒 19:55–20:50
🏷️ Labels: Python, Dynamic Paths, File Handling, Geospatial Data
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal: The primary goal of this session was to enhance Python scripts by implementing dynamic path handling, ensuring compatibility across different user environments and platforms.

Key Activities:

• Developed methods to dynamically set paths for various data files (GADM, ACLED, DHS) using Python libraries such as getpass, os, and pathlib.
• Improved code snippets for reading and writing geospatial data (GeoJSON, shapefiles) with libraries like GeoPandas and Matplotlib.
• Utilized the glob function for locating notebook files and implemented error handling.
• Ensured cross-platform compatibility by replacing hard-coded paths with user-specific directories.

Achievements:

• Successfully created dynamic path solutions for multiple file types, enhancing code flexibility and user adaptability.
• Improved data processing and visualization scripts, making them more robust and easier to maintain.

Pending Tasks:

• Further testing of the implemented code snippets across different operating systems to ensure full compatibility.
• Documentation update to reflect changes in path handling methods.