Shapetcl is a Tcl extension that provides read/write access to shapefiles, a vector GIS file format developed by Esri. It is based on the Shapefile C Library ("Shapelib").
Please consult the documentation for installation notes, API reference, limitations, and other information. (HTML version here; may not be up-to-date.)
Shapetcl is freely distributed under an open source MIT License:
Copyright (c) 2012 Jim DeVona
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