def import_starter_cities(self):
fkey = 'place'
type_data = {
'name': 'Community',
'plural_name': 'Communities',
'slug': 'cities',
'is_browsable': True,
'is_significant': True,
'scope': self.metro_name,
}
try:
self.city_type = LocationType.objects.get(slug=type_data['slug'])
except LocationType.DoesNotExist:
self.city_type = LocationType.objects.create(**type_data)
Location.objects.filter(location_type=self.city_type).delete()
layer = DataSource('%s/%s.shp' % (self.zip_dir, self.datafiles[fkey]['file_name']))[0]
loc_importer = LocationImporter(layer,
self.city_type,
source = self.datafiles[fkey].get('source', 'Unknown'),
filter_bounds=True,
verbose=True)
loc_importer.bounds = self.county_location.location
loc_created_count = loc_importer.save(self.datafiles[fkey]['name_field'])
return loc_created_count
