Using threads in QGIS python plugins
Here an example on how to work with threads in a consistent and clean manner in QGIS python plugins
QGIS: Qt5 and Python3 migration, current state
Behind the scenes a lot has happened to get ready for Qt5 and Python3. On the same codebase that is becoming the next release QGIS 2.16. This is really a great thing since we can focus work on a single master branch and I’m very happy that we got so Read more…
Increasing the stability of processing algorithms
Processing just got a new testing framework to improve the long-term stability of this important plugin. And you can help to improve it, even if you are not a software developer! This is yet another piece in our never-stopping crusade to improve the stability and quality of the best desktop GIS on Read more…
Geometry generator symbology
Say hello to geometry generators, a new way to use expression syntax to generate a geometry on the fly during the rendering process.
QGIS Welcome Page
Whenever you start QGIS you basically do it because? Right, because you need to do GIS work. Ah, how I love rhetorical questions to start a post. And most of the time one continues to work on a QGIS project which he has prepared before. For me 99% of the time, I Read more…
Syntactic sugar for PyQGIS
PyQGIS now supports a nice new addition for handling edit sessions in layers. This way, changes get committed automatically at the end of a successful (python) edit session.
with edit(layer):
do your changes here()
QField in the wild
QField Experimental is out, after a couple of months of requirements gathering, private early alpha testing and foremost tons of emails requesting access to the testes group we decided today to put the current BETA version in the playstore. This means that from now on you can install QField just like any other android app by using the playstore.
Tak Nødebo
After a week with QGIS members from all over the world we arrived back home and can say that once again, the QGIS developer meeting #13 was a great event. It started with the QGIS User Conference where a lot of interesting talks from experiences in day-to-day usage to low-level Read more…
Performance for mass updating features
This post discusses how to improve the performance of pyqgis code which updates a lot of features by a factor of more than 10.