openmander 0.1.3

OpenMander: a redistricting toolkit in Rust with Python bindings

Openmander Python Bindings

This directory contains the Python bindings for Openmander.

Installation

To install the Openmander Python bindings, you can use pip. Make sure you have Python ≥ 3.8 and pip installed on your system.

python -m pip install openmander

Usage

Once installed, you can import the Openmander module in your Python scripts and start using its features.

import openmander as om

# Download state pack for Illinois
pack_path = om.download("IL")
IL_map = om.Map(pack_path)
plan = om.Plan(IL_map, num_districts=17)

# Generate a random configuration of 17 districts.
plan.randomize()

# Balance the total population of each district.
plan.equalize("T_20_CENS_Total", tolerance=0.002, max_iter=1000)

# Output the block assignments to a csv file.
plan.to_csv("IL-block-assign.csv")