geopandas.list_layers#
- geopandas.list_layers(filename)[source]#
List layers available in a file.
Provides an overview of layers available in a file or URL together with their geometry types. When supported by the data source, this includes both spatial and non-spatial layers. Non-spatial layers are indicated by the
"geometry_type"column beingNone. GeoPandas will not read such layers but they can be read into a pd.DataFrame usingpyogrio.read_dataframe().- Parameters:
- filenamestr, path object or file-like object
Either the absolute or relative path to the file or URL to be opened, or any object with a read() method (such as an open file or StringIO)
- Returns:
- pandas.DataFrame
A DataFrame with columns “name” and “geometry_type” and one row per layer.