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QGIS python script to update a field with a autoincrement value using an xy order of features.
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# QGIS python script to update a field with a autoincrement value using an xy order of features. | |
# Created at: March 2018 | |
import operator | |
# Attribute field to update | |
FIELD_TO_AUTOINCREMENT = 'id' | |
START_AT = 1 #0 | |
layer = iface.activeLayer() | |
autoincrement_idx = layer.fieldNameIndex(FIELD_TO_AUTOINCREMENT) | |
a_feat = [] | |
fid_new_values = {} | |
for f in layer.getFeatures(): | |
bbox = f.geometry().boundingBox() | |
item = {'x': bbox.xMinimum(),'y': bbox.yMaximum(), 'id': f.id(), 'old_field': f['id']} | |
#print(item) | |
a_feat.append(item) | |
## Sorting | |
a_feat.sort(key=operator.itemgetter('x')) | |
#items that compare equal retain their original order. | |
a_feat.sort(key=operator.itemgetter('y'), reverse=True) | |
num = START_AT | |
for i in a_feat: | |
#print(i) | |
fid_new_values[i["id"]] = num | |
num = num + 1 | |
layer.startEditing() | |
for feat in layer.getFeatures(): | |
feat[autoincrement_idx] = fid_new_values[feat.id()] | |
layer.updateFeature(feat) | |
layer.commitChanges() |
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