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Python-beginner here. I'm trying to fix a deprecation warning in:

df = gpd.GeoDataFrame(columns=['location', 'geometry'])
for dir, subdir, files in os.walk(StartDir):
    for fname in files:
        if fname.endswith(".tif"):
            df = df.append({'location': fname, 'geometry': getBounds(os.path.join(dir+"/", fname))}, ignore_index=True)
by replacing the append line with:
df = gpd.pd.concat(df,{'location': fname, 'geometry': getBounds(os.path.join(dir+"/", fname))}, ignore_index=True)
which leads to this error message:
TypeError: first argument must be an iterable of pandas objects, you passed an object of type "GeoDataFrame"
What am I missing?
                concat is expecting a list of (geo)dataframes as the first argument. See the docs about creating a GeoDataframe from your data. This GIS SE thread might also be useful.
– Matt
                Oct 14, 2022 at 23:48
                Please note the "Python-beginner here" in my question. I'm still struggling especially with data types and their names.
– Stefan Gofferje
                Oct 15, 2022 at 8:08
In order for concat to work, it needs a list of dataframes. You can make a temporary dataframe in each iteration of your loop using the dictionary notation {} you already have, but by passing it to the pd.DataFrame constructor, like so:
df = gpd.GeoDataFrame(columns=['location', 'geometry'])
for dir, subdir, files in os.walk(StartDir):
    for fname in files:
        if fname.endswith(".tif"):
            # create a temporary df with the desired values, it necessary to specify the index
            df_to_append = gpd.pd.DataFrame({'location': fname, 'geometry': getBounds(os.path.join(dir+"/", fname))}, index=[0])
            # here the temporary dataframe is appended to the original dataframe each iteration of the loop
            # by passing a list [] of the orignal dataframe and the temporary one to `pd.concat()`  
            # importantly, the index is now ignored to renumber each row sequentially
            df = gpd.pd.concat([df, df_to_append], ignore_index=True)
                That works, thanks. I think, I understand it also. The main point seems to be that Python or the library does not understand that the object is a DataFrame without creating an object of the type DataFrame and assigning the data to it. Is that a Python thing or specific to the library?
– Stefan Gofferje
                Oct 15, 2022 at 19:33
        
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