open_file

Luo_Suppe2026-08-15

gma.gio.open_file

[function] open_file(in_src, flag = None, allowed_drivers = [], open_options = [], sibling_files = []):

Open a raster or vector file as a Dataset.

Parameters:

in_src: str.

Name of the file to open.

**Optional:

flag = int||None. Default None.

Flag controlling how the Dataset is opened. None for auto.

allowed_drivers = list. Default [].

A list of the names of drivers that may attempt to open.

open_options = dict/list. Default [].

A dict or list of name=value driver-specific opening options.

sibling_files = list. Default [].

A list of filenames that are auxiliary to the main filename.

Returns:

Type: GeoDatabase.