Export raster layer in python to specific folder

Question

I am trying to export existing raster layers as tif files. I just want to avoid saving each raster manually. this is the code I am trying to use, but it doesn't seem to work:

from PyQt4.QtCore import *
from qgis.core import *
from qgis.gui import *
import os
import sys
layers = iface.layerTreeView().selectedLayers()
for layer in layers:
 output='Desktop'%layer.name%'.tif'

As specified in a comment below, I modified my code to this:

from PyQt4.QtCore import *
from qgis.core import *
from qgis.gui import *
import os
import sys
layers = iface.layerTreeView().selectedLayers()
for layer in layers:
 file_name = 'D:\tif' + layer.name() + '.tif'
 file_writer = QgsRasterFileWriter(file_name)
 pipe = QgsRasterPipe()
 provider = layer.dataProvider()
 if not pipe.set(provider.clone()):
 print "Cannot set pipe provider"
 continue
 file_writer.writeRaster(
 pipe,
 provider.xSize(),
 provider.ySize(),
 provider.extent(),
 provider.crs())

I can't seem to get it to work and I am not getting any error.

I already selected the layers and it still does not work.

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Answer 1

Your code doesn't work because you're not doing anything in your for loop (except setting a file name).

Saving a raster is a bit tedious, afaik. Here is a sample code I gathered from varied sources; I didn't test it, so it might need some adjustments. It relies on the QgsRasterPipe and QgsRasterFileWriter classes.

layers = iface.layerTreeView().selectedLayers()
for layer in layers:
 file_name = '/full/raster/path/' + layer.name() + '.tif'
 file_writer = QgsRasterFileWriter(file_name)
 pipe = QgsRasterPipe()
 provider = layer.dataProvider()
 if not pipe.set(provider.clone()):
 print "Cannot set pipe provider"
 continue
 file_writer.writeRaster(
 pipe,
 provider.xSize(),
 provider.ySize(),
 provider.extent(),
 provider.crs())

Note: I'd love to know if there is a simpler way to save rasters!

EDIT: added dummy path in file_name (full path is required).

• user1905507: I tried your code, but like mine, it doesn't work. If you could please try it out, that would be awesome. Thanks.
• ArMoraer: Well, I just tried it and it works like a charm (QGIS 2.8). However, you have to put the full path to your new raster in file_name (including the name itself). If you still have an issue with this correction, please copy the error message in your next comment. EDIT: I didn't explicitely put it in my answer, but the code I provided replaces only the two last lines of your code. You still have to write the imports and layers = iface.layerTreeView().selectedLayers().
• user1905507: Sorry to bother so much, but could you tell me which imports are needed? I am really new to this. Thanks!
• user1905507: One auick question would the imports I ised in my first post work for this code?
• ArMoraer: Sorry, no import is actually needed if you run this script from the QGIS Python console. If you run it externally, you'll probably need from qgis.core import *.