Wrong number of parameters with Create Grids PyQgis

Question

I want to create a grid with a python script in PyQgis. I have the layer from which I want to take the extent.

it seems that there is different formula : The one from QGIS doc : https://docs.qgis.org/2.6/en/docs/user_manual/processing_algs/qgis/vector_creation_tools/creategrid.html

processing.runalg('qgis:creategrid', type, width, height, hspacing, vspacing, centerx, centery, crs, output)

The one I found on different forums with a string for extent : processing.runalg('qgis:creategrid', type, extent, hspacing, vspacing, crs, output)

I tried both and I always got :

I tried it from my script and from the console.

Here is my code if it can help :

#!/usr/bin/env Python
from glob import glob
from os import path
import numpy as np
from PyQt4.QtGui import *
from PyQt4.QtCore import *
from qgis.core import *
from qgis.utils import iface
import processing


class Grid:
def __init__(self, iface,crs):
    """Initialize using the qgis.utils.iface
    object passed from the console.

    """
    self.iface = iface
    self.crs=crs

def new_grid(self,cellsizex,cellsizey,extent,centerx,centery,grid_out):
    processing.runalg('qgis:creategrid', type=1, extent=extent, hspacing=cellsizex, vspacing=cellsizey, crs=self.crs, output=grid_out)


class Extent:
def __init__(self, iface):
    """Initialize using the qgis.utils.iface
    object passed from the console.

    """
    self.iface = iface

def main(self):

    pabs= "K:\Histo_Europe_All" #path absolu
    path=pabs+"\0_Quadrillage\extent_eu.shp"
    name_l="extent_eu"

    layer=QgsVectorLayer(path,name_l, "ogr")

    extent = QgsVectorLayer( path, '', 'ogr' ).extent()

    cellsize = 1000
    centerx = (extent.xMinimum() + extent.xMaximum()) / 2
    centery = (extent.yMinimum() + extent.yMaximum()) / 20

    #first method
    width = (extent.xMaximum() - extent.xMinimum())
    height = (extent.yMaximum() - extent.yMinimum())/10

    #second method
    extent2 = str(extent.xMinimum())+ ',' + str(extent.xMaximum())+ ',' +str(ymin)+ ',' +str(extent.yMaximum())  

    cellsizex = 0,002775
    cellsizey = 0,002775
    ymin=extent.yMinimum()+ 0,8 * (extent.yMaximum() - extent.yMinimum())



    grid=pabs+"\1_Grids\Grid0.shp"
    g=Grid(self.iface,layer.crs().authid())
    g.new_grid(cellsizex,cellsizey,extent2,centerx,centery,grid)

Don't mind the missing spaces at the beginning of the classes, they do exist in my code.

I edit my question based on comments. I also gave up the extent as QGIS advise width and height. My code is now the following :

class Grid:
def __init__(self, iface,crs):
    """Initialize using the qgis.utils.iface
    object passed from the console.

    """
    self.iface = iface
    self.crs=crs

def new_grid(self,cellsizex,cellsizey,width,height,centerx,centery,grid_out):
    #processing.runalg("qgis:creategrid", cellsizex, cellsizey, width, height, centerx, centery, 1, layer.crs().authid(), grid_out)
    #processing.runalg('qgis:creategrid', width, height, cellsizex, cellsizey, centerx, centery,"EPSG:4326", grid_out)
    #processing.runalg('qgis:creategrid', type=1, extent=extent, hspacing=cellsizex, vspacing=cellsizey, crs=self.crs, output=grid_out)
    processing.runalg('qgis:creategrid', 1, width,height, cellsizex, cellsizey, self.crs, output=grid_out)

class Extent:
def __init__(self, iface):
    """Initialize using the qgis.utils.iface
    object passed from the console.

    """
    self.iface = iface

def main(self):

    pabs= "K:/Histo_Europe_All" #path absolu
    path=pabs+"/0_Quadrillage/extent_eu.shp"
    name_l="extent_eu"

    layer=QgsVectorLayer(path,name_l, "ogr")

    extent = QgsVectorLayer( path, '', 'ogr' ).extent()

    cellsize = 1000
    centerx = (extent.xMinimum() + extent.xMaximum()) / 2
    centery = (extent.yMinimum() + extent.yMaximum()) / 20
    width = (extent.xMaximum() - extent.xMinimum())
    height = (extent.yMaximum() - extent.yMinimum())/10
    print(width)
    print(height)

    cellsizex = 0.002775
    cellsizey = 0.002775
    ymin=extent.yMinimum()+ 0.8 * (extent.yMaximum() - extent.yMinimum())
    extent2 = str(extent.xMinimum())+ ',' + str(extent.xMaximum())+ ',' +str(ymin)+ ',' +str(extent.yMaximum())  

    grid=pabs+"/1_Grids/Grid0.shp"
    g=Grid(self.iface,layer.crs().authid())
    g.new_grid(cellsizex,cellsizey,width,height,centerx,centery,grid)

Now it answers : Error: Wrong parameter value: 40.967325 (width)

Answer 1

I think there's a couple of things you could try:

• In your new_grid() function, replace the processing line with the following (if you want to assign variables such as type=1 etc. then you should use a dictionary as described in this post:

  processing.runalg('qgis:creategrid', 1, extent, cellsizex, cellsizey, self.crs, output=grid_out)
  

• When defining a path for your output, either include the raw string (r) or use a single forward slash to escape:

  grid=pabs+"/1_Grids/Grid0.shp"
  

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Edit:

Made some changes to your code which might help (unfortunately, I can't test it at the moment):

class Grid:
def __init__(self, iface):
    """Initialize using the qgis.utils.iface
    object passed from the console.
    """
    self.iface = iface

def new_grid(self,cellsizex,cellsizey,layer_extent,crs,grid_out):
    processing.runalg('qgis:creategrid', 1, layer_extent, cellsizex, cellsizey, crs, grid_out)

class Extent:
def __init__(self, iface):
    """Initialize using the qgis.utils.iface
    object passed from the console.
    """
    self.iface = iface

def main(self):
    pabs= "K:/Histo_Europe_All" #path absolu
    path=pabs+"/0_Quadrillage/extent_eu.shp"
    name_l="extent_eu"

    layer=QgsVectorLayer(path,name_l, "ogr")
    crs=layer.crs().authid()

    extent = layer.extent()
    xmin = extent.xMinimum()
    xmax = extent.xMaximum()
    ymin = extent.yMinimum()
    ymax = extent.yMaximum()

    cellsizex = 0.002775
    cellsizey = 0.002775

    grid=pabs+"/1_Grids/Grid0.shp"
    g=Grid(self.iface)
    g.new_grid(cellsizex,cellsizey,"%f,%f,%f,%f"% (xmin,xmax,ymin,ymax),crs,grid)

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Edit 2:

Combined both classes into one, did a quick test and works fine for me so hopefully it will for you too.

class Grid:
    def __init__(self, iface):
        """Initialize using the qgis.utils.iface
        object passed from the console.
        """
        self.iface = iface

    def main(self):
        pabs = "K:/Histo_Europe_All" #path absolu
        path = pabs+"/0_Quadrillage/extent_eu.shp"
        grid = pabs+"/1_Grids/Grid0.shp"
        name_l = "extent_eu"

        layer = QgsVectorLayer(path,name_l, "ogr")
        crs = layer.crs().authid()
        extent = layer.extent()
        xmin = extent.xMinimum()
        xmax = extent.xMaximum()
        ymin = extent.yMinimum()
        ymax = extent.yMaximum()

        cellsizex = 0.002775
        cellsizey = 0.002775

        processing.runalg('qgis:creategrid', 1, "%f,%f,%f,%f"% (xmin,xmax,ymin,ymax), cellsizex, cellsizey, crs, grid)

Then use self.main() to call the function.