tippecanoe

library2.72.0pypypi✓ verified 86d ago

tippecanoe is a tool for building vector tilesets from large collections of GeoJSON, FlatGeobuf, or CSV features. It is a C++ command-line tool, not a Python library; the Python package on PyPI is a stub that downloads and installs the native binary for the platform. Current version is 2.72.0 (as per PyPI), but the latest actual release is 2.79.0 (GitHub). Release cadence is irregular.

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pip install tippecanoe

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · TIPPECANOE

tippecanoe

datapythonv2.72.0

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

tippecanoe

✓ import tippecanoe

The package is a stub; importing it does nothing except verify installation.

Verify tippecanoe binary is available via subprocess.

import os import subprocess # Check if tippecanoe is installed result = subprocess.run(['tippecanoe', '--version'], capture_output=True, text=True) print(result.stdout.strip())

tippecanoe --version

Debug

Known issues

gotchaThe Python package is a thin wrapper that downloads a native binary; it does not provide a Python API. You must use subprocess to call the tippecanoe command-line tool.

fix

Use subprocess.run(['tippecanoe', ...]) instead of expecting Python functions.

affects: all

gotchaThe PyPI version (2.72.0) lags behind the GitHub releases (2.79.0). If you need the latest features, install from GitHub release binaries or compile from source.

fix

Download the latest binary from https://github.com/felt/tippecanoe/releases or use a package manager like conda (if available).

affects: <=2.72.0

breakingtippecanoe requires Python >=3.7. On older Python versions, pip install may fail or install an incompatible binary.

fix

Upgrade Python to 3.7 or later.

affects: >=2.72.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'tippecanoe'

The package might not be installed correctly or the environment is missing the native binary.

fix

Reinstall: pip install --upgrade tippecanoe. If persists, verify the platform is supported (Linux, macOS, Windows).

'tippecanoe' is not recognized as an internal or external command

The tippecanoe binary is not in the PATH or the pip package did not install it properly.

fix

Check installation: pip show tippecanoe; then find the binary location (e.g., scripts folder) and add it to PATH, or reinstall.

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Version history

2.72.0latest on PyPI · released Dec 10, 2024

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/felt/tippecanoe ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/tippecanoe/ ↗