geopandas.GeoSeries.from_wkt¶

classmethod GeoSeries.from_wkt(data, index=None, crs=None, **kwargs)¶

Alternate constructor to create a GeoSeries from a list or array of WKT objects

Parameters

dataarray-like, Series: Series, list, or array of WKT objects
indexarray-like or Index: The index for the GeoSeries.
crsvalue, optional: Coordinate Reference System of the geometry objects. Can be anything accepted by pyproj.CRS.from_user_input(), such as an authority string (eg “EPSG:4326”) or a WKT string.
kwargs: Additional arguments passed to the Series constructor, e.g. name.

Returns

GeoSeries

See also

GeoSeries.from_wkb

Examples

>>> wkts = [
... 'POINT (1 1)',
... 'POINT (2 2)',
... 'POINT (3 3)',
... ]
>>> s = geopandas.GeoSeries.from_wkt(wkts)
>>> s
0    POINT (1.00000 1.00000)
1    POINT (2.00000 2.00000)
2    POINT (3.00000 3.00000)
dtype: geometry

geopandas.GeoSeries.from_wkb geopandas.GeoSeries.from_xy