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I am new to QGIS Plugins and I got something that has stressed me a lot. I want to have a layer(Linear) split whenever it intersects another feature (in another layer). I have tried with the one at:

Split a feature when intersecting with a feature of another layer using PyQGIS/Python?

and it works well. However, I want to have it split the line and not the polygon. Any help?

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    If you want to split a line with another line, you could look at the source code for the Split lines with lines algorithm :)
    – Joseph
    Commented Mar 29, 2017 at 11:56
  • Thanks Joseph for the quick response. Have checked this and the issue that might be complicating issues is that, I need to split, form a shapefile(layer) and load it on canvas.I think this is where it's getting tough
    – Wanjohi254
    Commented Mar 29, 2017 at 12:02
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    @Wanjohi254 Did you try the Split lines with lines algorithm available from the Processing Toolbox? It seems to do what you are looking for.
    – mgri
    Commented Mar 29, 2017 at 13:01
  • Oh my. I was so much into coding my own algorithm. Hadn't seen this @mgri Thank you. What if I want to split the lines using points?
    – Wanjohi254
    Commented Mar 29, 2017 at 13:08
  • @Wanjohi254 You're welcome. If this hint solved your issue, I will post it as an answer for helping potential future readers.
    – mgri
    Commented Mar 29, 2017 at 13:10

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You may use the Split lines with lines algorithm available from the Processing Toolbox: its name is self-explanatory and I think it will solve your issue when dealing with lines.

For other kinds of geometries, I think the best would be to ask a separate question for each one because, otherwise, the topic would become too broad since every geometry type needs a different approach.

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