QGIS Python plugin to split a layer by attribute values

The Attribute Split plugin splits a loaded vector layer into several shape files by a string or integer attribute column. Those features will be written to the same shape file what has the same attribute value in the selected column. A target directory and a name prefix can be set, too. A name of the created shape files are set by the targer directory, the name prefix and the attribute value. For example if the target directory is /home/user/split, the prefix is abc- and the actual attribute value is budapest then the output shape file will be /home/user/split/abc-budapest.shp.

The plugin was tested with Shape file, SpatiaLite and PostGIS.

Similiar functionality exists in the Vector menu of QGIS (Vector split, which I missed unfortunatelly), so this plugin will not be published on the official QGIS plugin web page.

Actually the plugin has a beta version and is not available in the plugins.qgis.org repositora. You can install it manually.

Download the zip file from the http://github.com/zsiki/AttributeSplit page, find the link at the lower right corner. Unzip the file to the personal plugin folder of your local machine:

• ~/.qgis2/python/plugins (Linux)
• \users\user_name\.qgis2\python\plugins (Windows 7+)
• \Document ans Settings\user_name\.qgis2\python\plugins (Windows XP)

Rename the AttributeSplit-master folder to AttributeSplit

Start/restart QGIS and turn on the plugin in the Manage and install plugins dialog.

Clone the repository to your local QGIS pesonal plugin folder.

• change your actual folder to your personal plugin folder (e.g. ~/.qgis2/python/plugins on Linux)
• git clone https://github.com/zsiki/AttributeSplit.git