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"""
Script that generates the included dataset 'naturalearth_lowres.shp'.
Raw data: https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-cultural-vectors/10m-admin-0-countries/
Current version used: version 4.1.0
""" # noqa (E501 link is longer than max line length)
import geopandas as gpd
# assumes zipfile from naturalearthdata was downloaded to current directory
world_raw = gpd.read_file("zip://./ne_110m_admin_0_countries.zip")
# subsets columns of interest for geopandas examples
world_df = world_raw[
["POP_EST", "CONTINENT", "NAME", "ISO_A3", "GDP_MD_EST", "geometry"]
]
world_df.columns = world_df.columns.str.lower()
world_df.to_file(
driver="ESRI Shapefile", filename="./naturalearth_lowres/naturalearth_lowres.shp"
)
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