Remove function `open_shpc`

Superceded by class `SHPC_class`.

Common/util_eddies.py

@@ -163,32 +163,3 @@ def in_window(point, window):
     # (in [llcrnrlon, llcrnrlon + 360[)
 
     return longit <= urcrnrlon and llcrnrlat <= point[1] <= urcrnrlat
-
-def open_shpc(shpc_dir, orientation, i_slice = 0):
-    if not path.isdir(shpc_dir):
-        sys.exit(f"open_shpc: {shpc_dir} is not an existing directory")
-
-    handler = {"readers": {}}
-
-    for layer in ["extremum", "outermost_contour", "max_speed_contour",
-                  "centroid"]:
-        my_shapefile = path.join(shpc_dir, f"Slice_{i_slice}", orientation,
-                                 layer)
-
-        try:
-            handler["readers"][layer] = shapefile.Reader(my_shapefile)
-        except shapefile.ShapefileException:
-            print(f"{my_shapefile}.shp not found.")
-
-    handler["d_init"] = handler["readers"]["extremum"].record(0).date
-    fname = path.join(shpc_dir, f"Slice_{i_slice}", orientation,
-                      "ishape_last.txt")
-
-    try:
-        handler["ishape_last"] = np.loadtxt(fname, dtype = int, ndmin = 1)
-    except OSError:
-        print("Could not read", fname)
-        handler["ishape_last"] = None
-
-    handler["cyclones"] = orientation == "Cyclones"
-    return handler