How do I export a geopandas file, like how you would a csv file?

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Question, how do I export a geopandas file, like how you would a csv file? I know df.to_csv() is god for csvs is there an equivalent for geopandas files you altered or created?

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to_file() is what you want. You can specify any number of spatial data formats.

https://geopandas.org/docs/user_guide/io.html#writing-spatial-data

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TypeError: Cannot interpret '<geopandas.array.GeometryDtype object at 0x000002187E52D4F0>' as a data type

is the error I get

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ct_data.to_file(“data/geospatial/censustract/updated_tl_2019_06_tract.shp”, driver=“GeoJSON”)

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you’re trying to write a shapefile while using the geojson driver

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try just removing the driver = 'GeoJSON' argument entirely?

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I did that and I still got an error

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that is disappointing

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and the df is a GeoDataFrame?

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(I’m stepping away from my desk for the evening but I’ll try to help you out if you need when I get back)

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actually, its a shapefile

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what do you see when you run type(df)?