Chapter 1. Automating QGIS

In this chapter, we will focus on the tools needed to write Python scripts for the PyQGIS framework. We will cover the following recipes:

• Installing QGIS 2.18 for development
• Using the QGIS Python console for interactive control
• Automatically starting the Python console
• Using Python's Script Runner plugin
• Setting up your QGIS IDE
• Debugging QGIS Python scripts
• Navigating the PyQGIS API
• Creating a traditional QGIS plugin
• Creating a Processing Toolbox plugin
• Distributing a plugin
• Building a standalone application
• Storing and reading global preferences
• Storing and reading project preferences
• Accessing the script path from within your script