merge_geom_layers

fio.merge_geom_layers(
    out_fn,
    in_fn,
    driver=None,
    append=True,
    overwrite=False,
    single_layer=False,
    out_layer_name=None,
)

Merge multiple vector layers into one file.

Either in one layer or multiple within the new file. Also usefull for appending datasets.

Essentially a python friendly function of the ogr2ogr merge functionality.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
out_fn	Path | str	The resulting file name/ path.	required
in_fn	Path | str	The input file(s).	required
driver	str	The driver to be used for the resulting file.	None
append	bool	Whether to append an existing file.	True
overwrite	bool	Whether to overwrite the resulting dataset.	False
single_layer	bool	Output in a single layer.	False
out_layer_name	str	The name of the resulting single layer.	None