README file

README.txt

@@ -2,4 +2,23 @@ algorithms directory:
     algorithms.py contains all the functions for constructing district plans by utilizing
         the efficiency gap
 
-reading_shapes directory:
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+reading_shapes directory:
+    get_combined.py contains functions to convert shapefiles of census tracts, determine which tracts
+        are connected to each other, and analyze demographic data to estimate the number of Republicans and Democrats in each district
+    location_api.py uses the GPS coordinates of census tracts to determine which state they are in 
+        and sorts them accordingly 
+    state_set_json_files contains the partially completed tracts as dictionaries created by
+        location_api.py    
+    state_tracts_full_json_files contains the completed tract dictionaries created by get_combined.py
+
+    shp_test1.py
+    state_num.csv
+    States.csv
+    states.json
+    tract.py
+    util.py
+
+    
+    
+
+