Shapely is an open-source Python library designed for the manipulation and analysis of planar geometric objects. It is widely used in data science, GIS (Geographic Information Systems), and machine learning workflows that require spatial data processing. Shapely simplifies geometric operations like intersection, union, buffering, and more, making it an essential tool for developers working with geospatial data.

Features of Shapely:

• Supports a wide range of geometric operations such as intersection, union, and buffering.
• Enables the creation and manipulation of points, lines, polygons, and collections.
• Compatible with other geospatial libraries like GeoPandas and Fiona.
• Ideal for spatial data analytics and machine learning feature engineering.

To verify the installation and check the version, run:

cd /opt
python3 -m venv shapely-env
source shapely-env/bin/activate
python3 -c "import shapely; print(shapely.__version__)"

Disclaimer: Shapely is an open-source library provided under the BSD license. While it is maintained by a dedicated community and contributors, it is provided "as is" without any warranties or guarantees. Users are responsible for validating its use in their specific applications and should comply with relevant licensing and regulatory requirements.