[SEDONA-650] Fiona-Geopandas Compatibility Issue in Python 3.8

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.7.0
• Labels: pull-request-available
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: James Willis
• Created: 04/Sep/24 23:59
• Updated: 11/Oct/24 03:24
• Resolved: 11/Oct/24 03:24

Description

A recent issue with Fiona and geopandas has emerged resulting in the following error:

> AttributeError: module 'fiona' has no attribute 'path'

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/78949093/how-to-resolve-attributeerror-module-fiona-has-no-attribute-path

In python 3.8, the fix in geopandas isn't available (3.9+ only) so it is necessary for python 3.8 users to take an explicit dependency on fiona to keep from updating to the breaking version

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #1576