PyQGIS Programmer’s Guide

I must confess, in all the years I’ve used QGIS I never did much of anything with the Python-QGIS API.  But now I can learn it

easily, and you can too, with the latest book from Locate Press:

PyQGIS Programmer’s Guide – Extending QGIS 2.x with Python

Written by Gary Sherman, the father of QGIS, you know it won’t be fluff!

Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Python Basics
3. Setting Up Your Development Tools
4. The QGIS/Python Ecosystem
5. Navigating the QGIS API
6. Using the Console
7. Running Scripts
8. Tips and Techniques
9. Extending the API
10. Writing Plugins
11. Creating a Development Workflow
12. Writing a Standalone Application
13. Answers to Exercises
14. Appendix A: Installing Software
15. Appendix B: Code Listings
16. Appendix C: Porting Scripts to 2.0