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GPX Format

Read GPX 1.0/1.1 waypoints, route points, and track points as coordinate records.

Overview​

PropertyValue
Format idgpx
ClassGPXIterable
Extensions.gpx
ReadYes
WriteNo
Extraxml (lxml)
Maturitystable

Record shape​

{
    "lat": 37.77,
    "lon": -122.42,
    "point_type": "track",  # waypoint | route | track
    "ele": 10.0,
    "time": "2024-01-01T12:00:00Z",
    "name": "Point A",
}

Optional child fields (ele, time, name, description, …) appear when present. totals() returns the point count.

Usage​

from iterable import open_iterable

with open_iterable("hike.gpx") as source:
    for pt in source:
        print(pt["point_type"], pt["lat"], pt["lon"])

Install with pip install iterabledata[xml].

See also​