Modularize python code

data.py

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+import geopandas as gpd
+import pandas as pd
+from arcgis.features import FeatureLayer
+from arcgis.geometry import Geometry
+from shapely.geometry import shape
+from shapely.ops import unary_union
+
+# all data processing functions
+def get_gdf_from_feature_layer(url):
+    # Access the ArcGIS feature layer
+    feature_layer = FeatureLayer(url)
+
+    # Use the query() method to get all features where 'Borough' is 'MN'
+    sdf = feature_layer.query(where="Borough='MN'", out_sr=4326, as_df=True)
+    
+    # Convert the 'SHAPE' column from ArcGIS's JSON-based format into a Shapely geometry
+    sdf['geometry'] = sdf['SHAPE'].apply(lambda x: Geometry(x).as_shapely)
+    
+    # Convert the SpatialDataFrame to a GeoDataFrame
+    gdf = gpd.GeoDataFrame(sdf, geometry='geometry')
+    
+    return gdf
+
+def process_buildings(input_gdf, sensitive_sites_gdf, default_building_height_m, multiplier_factor):
+    # List to store all intersected sensitive sites
+    intersected_sites = []
+    
+    # List to store all buffers
+    buffers = []
+
+    intersection_desc = ""
+    
+    # Iterate over each building in the input file
+    for idx, building in input_gdf.iterrows():
+        building_name = building.get('building_name', 'Unnamed building')
+        
+        # If the 'building_height' field exists and its value is not null or zero for this building,
+        # use it as the building height. Otherwise, use the default building height provided by the user.
+        if 'building_height' in building and pd.notnull(building['building_height']) and building['building_height'] != 0:
+            building_height_m = building['building_height'] * 0.3048
+        else:
+            building_height_m = default_building_height_m
+
+        buffer_distance_m = building_height_m * multiplier_factor
+
+        # Convert building's geometry to EPSG:3857 for accurate meter-based distance measurement
+        building_geometry = gpd.GeoSeries([building['geometry']], crs="EPSG:4326")
+        building_geometry_m = building_geometry.to_crs("EPSG:3857")
+
+        # Create a buffer around the building and convert it to a GeoDataFrame
+        building_buffer = building_geometry_m.buffer(buffer_distance_m)
+        building_buffer_gdf = gpd.GeoDataFrame(geometry=building_buffer, crs="EPSG:3857")
+        building_buffer_gdf = building_buffer_gdf.to_crs("EPSG:4326")
+
+        # Convert back to feet for storing and printing, rounding to the nearest foot
+        building_height_ft = round(building_height_m / 0.3048)
+        buffer_distance_ft = round(buffer_distance_m / 0.3048)
+
+        # Assign additional attributes
+        building_buffer_gdf['building_name'] = building_name
+        building_buffer_gdf['building_height'] = building_height_ft
+        building_buffer_gdf['buffer_distance'] = buffer_distance_ft
+
+        buffers.append(building_buffer_gdf)
+
+        # Check if the buffer intersects with any sensitive sites
+        intersects = gpd.overlay(building_buffer_gdf, sensitive_sites_gdf, how='intersection')
+        
+        if not intersects.empty:
+            building_intersect_desc = f"Building {idx} ({building_name}), height: {building_height_ft}, buffer distance: {buffer_distance_ft} is in the vicinity of a sensitive site."
+            intersected_sites.append(intersects)
+        else:
+            building_intersect_desc = f"Building {idx} ({building_name}), height: {building_height_ft}, buffer distance: {buffer_distance_ft} is not in the vicinity of any sensitive sites."
+
+        if intersection_desc == "":
+            intersection_desc = building_intersect_desc
+        else:
+            intersection_desc += "\n" + building_intersect_desc
+    
+    return buffers, intersected_sites, intersection_desc
+
+def get_max_extent(*gdfs): # takes in unlimited number of gdfs and calculates max/min xy extents
+    minx = min(gdf.total_bounds[0] for gdf in gdfs)
+    miny = min(gdf.total_bounds[1] for gdf in gdfs)
+    maxx = max(gdf.total_bounds[2] for gdf in gdfs)
+    maxy = max(gdf.total_bounds[3] for gdf in gdfs)
+    
+    return minx, miny, maxx, maxy