salem.Map.set_shapefile¶
- Map.set_shapefile(shape=None, countries=False, oceans=False, rivers=False, **kwargs)¶
Add a shapefile to the plot.
Salem is shipped with a few default settings for country borders, oceans and rivers (set one at the time!)
set_shapefile() without argument will reset the map to zero shapefiles.
Parameters: shape: the path to the shapefile to read
countries: if True, add country borders
oceans: if True, add oceans
rivers: if True, add rivers
kwargs: all keywords accepted by the corresponding collection.
For LineStrings::
linewidths, colors, linestyles, ...
For Polygons::
alpha, edgecolor, facecolor, fill, linestyle, linewidth, color, ...