A Python script that converts an input file with data into a map.

The input file should look like something like this. See file staff.txt for a full example.

Name,Position,City,Province,Country
Erin,Staff,Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania,United States
Samantha,Staff,Youngstown,Ohio,United States
Ivan,Staff,Buenos Aires,Buenos Aires,Argentina

To create the map

simply run

python3 cities2map.py -f staff.txt -o map.eps -t "CBD World Map" -m 'v' -c 'red'

where

• -m/--marker
• -t/--title
• -c/--color
• -f/--file
• -o/--output

When you run the command above you should see output similar to the one below

This code has

• been tested on Python3 using conda
• Tested on Ubuntu 18.04
• I was not able to run this script on MacOSX Catalina

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