Add deleting a field as a new service

.gitignore

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ standalone_charm.py
 
 # Other Files
 setting_up_standalone_pyqgis.docx
+symbology-style.db
 
 
 .idea/.name

services_scripts/delete_field.py

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+from qgis.core import QgsApplication, QgsVectorLayer, QgsProject, edit
+from qgis.analysis import QgsNativeAlgorithms
+
+
+def load_layer(path, layer_name):
+  the_layer = QgsVectorLayer(path, layer_name, "ogr")
+  if not the_layer.isValid():
+    print(f'{layer_name} failed to load!')
+  else:
+    QgsProject.instance().addMapLayer(the_layer)
+  return the_layer, layer_name
+
+
+# Set the path to QGIS installation
+QgsApplication.setPrefixPath("C:/Program Files/QGIS 3.34.1/apps/qgis", True)
+
+# Initialize QGIS application
+qgs = QgsApplication([], False)
+qgs.initQgis()
+
+# Add native algorithms provider
+QgsApplication.processingRegistry().addProvider(QgsNativeAlgorithms())
+
+layer_path = 'C:/Users/a_adli/PycharmProjects/hydroquebec_archetype_gispy/data/aEndeavor/merged_all_delete_columns/merge_divisions.shp'
+the_layer = load_layer(layer_path, 'Merged Pairwise Clipped')[0]
+
+column_name = "layer"  # and 'path'
+
+# Start editing
+with edit(the_layer):
+  # Get the index of the column to delete
+  idx = the_layer.fields().indexFromName(column_name)
+
+  # Delete the field
+  the_layer.deleteAttribute(idx)
+
+  # Update layer fields
+  the_layer.updateFields()
+
+
+qgs.exitQgis()