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README.txt

-Please run git fetch
-
+Before Preceeding Please run:
+    git fetch - all
+    sudo pip3 install pyshp
 
 algorithms directory:
     algorithms.py contains all the functions for constructing district plans by utilizing
@@ -21,15 +22,17 @@ reading_shapes directory:
     location_api.py uses the GPS coordinates of census tracts to determine which state they are in 
         and sorts them accordingly, using the LocationIQ API 
         RUN: [1] get_shapeRecs(shapefile_path), [2] create_state_tracts(shapeRecs)
-    state_set_json_files contains the partially completed tracts as dictionaries created by
-        location_api.py    
+    state_set_json_files contains the sets of all items in a state
     state_tracts_full_json_files contains the completed tract dictionaries created by get_combined.py
     state_num.csv contains the state and number of districts
-    States.csv
-    states.json
-    tract.py - example of tract dict
-    util.py - contains helper functions for reading and writing CSVs, JSON, and pickle files
     tracts1.json JSON file for helping location_api.py fun
+    tract.py example of tract dict
+    util.py contains helper functions for reading and writing CSVs, JSON, and pickle files
+    state_runs contains the partially completed tracts as dictionaries created by
+        location_api.py  
+    Census_tract contains Census tract files
+    test_files contains files orginally used for testing
+
     
     
 

algorithms/algorithms_new.py

@@ -728,9 +728,6 @@ def unused_tract_mapping(used_tracts, districts_dict, all_tracts, max_pop, min_p
 
     Returns: a dictionary of dictionaries containing a tract plans in the state
     '''
-
-
-
     unused_tracts = get_unused_set(all_tracts, used_tracts)
     while unused_tracts: 
         put_unused_in_district_plan(used_tracts, unused_tracts,
@@ -952,24 +949,6 @@ def completed_result(state, initial_percent_of_people=60, goal=5,
 
     return districts_dict
 
-
-
-
-def all_states_result(initial_percent_of_people, special_name=''):
-    '''
-    Gets the final districts plan for a every state and outputs all district plans.
-
-    Inputs:
-        initial_percent_of_people: the percent of people used for drawing (a interger)
-        special_name: specialized names for district plan output file (a string)
-
-    Returns: nothing
-    '''
-    master_tracts = set_tracts() 
-    for state in master_tracts:
-        print(state)
-        completed_result(state, initial_percent_of_people, special_name=special_name)
-
 def district_plan_add_sets(districts_plan):
     '''
     Makes district value of the "tracts", key, into a set from a list. 
@@ -993,7 +972,8 @@ def district_plan_add_sets(districts_plan):
 
 if __name__=="__main__":
     num_args = len(sys.argv)
-    if num_args == 3:
+    # Demo code - Not longer Runable
+    if num_args == 0:
         double_word = {"West_Virginia": "West Virginia",
          "South_Carolina": "South Carolina",
          "North_Dakota": "North_Dakota",
@@ -1011,18 +991,21 @@ if __name__=="__main__":
             sys.argv[1] = double_word[sys.argv[1]]
 
         #print(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])
-        results = percents_countdown(sys.argv[1], int(sys.argv[2]))
-
-        district_plan = results[2]
-
+        # state_tracts, num_districts = set_tracts(state=sys.argv[1])
+        district_plan = recover_json("Dicts/" + sys.argv[1] +".json")
+        Strings = recover_json("Strings/" + sys.argv[1] +".json")
         results_gap = calculate_efficiency_gap_from_dict(district_plan)
+        tracts, districts = set_tracts(state=sys.argv[1])
+        if results_gap < 0:
+            party = "Democrats"
+        else:
+            party = "Republicans"
+        advantage = abs(results_gap * districts)    
+            
+        print("The efficiency gap for this plan of {} is {}, which indicates that {} receive a districting advantage of {} seats.".format(sys.argv[1], results_gap, party, advantage))
+        create_json_file(district_plan,"district_plans/" + sys.argv[1])
 
-        #print(results_gap)
-
-        create_json_file(district_plan, sys.argv[1])
-
-
-    if num_args == 4:
+    if num_args > 1:
         double_word = {"West_Virginia": "West Virginia",
          "South_Carolina": "South Carolina",
          "North_Dakota": "North_Dakota",
@@ -1037,12 +1020,19 @@ if __name__=="__main__":
          "District_of_Columbia": "District of Columbia"}
 
         if sys.argv[1] in double_word:
-            sys.argv[1] = double_word[sys.argv[1]]
+            state = double_word[sys.argv[1]]
+        elif sys.argv[1] not in double_word:
+            state = sys.argv[1]
+
+
+        initial_percent_of_people=60
+        goal=5
+        special_name=''
+        better=False
+
+        district_plan = completed_result(state, initial_percent_of_people=60, goal=5,special_name='', better=False)
+
 
-        #print(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])
-        # state_tracts, num_districts = set_tracts(state=sys.argv[1])
-        district_plan = recover_json("Dicts/" + sys.argv[1] +".json")
-        Strings = recover_json("Strings/" + sys.argv[1] +".json")
         results_gap = calculate_efficiency_gap_from_dict(district_plan)
         tracts, districts = set_tracts(state=sys.argv[1])
         if results_gap < 0:
@@ -1052,6 +1042,7 @@ if __name__=="__main__":
         advantage = abs(results_gap * districts)    
             
 
+
         # print(results_gap)
         #print(district_plan)
         print("The efficiency gap for this plan of {} is {}, which indicates that {} receive a districting advantage of {} seats.".format(sys.argv[1], results_gap, party, advantage))