How to Get Country Shapes for Usage in Python Maps
A comparison of different sources providing country shapes and administrative boundaries that can be used to create maps using Python.
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Using Python to Create Maps from Scratch
This article describes how to use Python and configure it as an alternative for GIS software, to start creating maps.
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