Signature:
run_cmd_config(
    shp_path: Union[str, pathlib.Path],
    column_name: str,
    default_planting_date: str = '2023-04-01',
    default_crop_type: str = 'Rice',
    default_soil_coef: float = 0.5,
    default_distribution_unif: float = 1.0,
    output_path: Union[str, pathlib.Path, NoneType] = None,
    layer: Union[str, int, NoneType] = None,
) -> pathlib.Path
Docstring:
Generate a YAML configuration file for command areas found in a vector dataset.

This function reads a vector dataset (e.g., Shapefile, GeoJSON, GeoPackage, FileGDB)
using GeoPandas, extracts the unique command‑area identifiers from the specified
attribute column, and writes a YAML config with one section per ID plus a DEFAULT
section containing baseline parameters. Here Shapefile format is highly recommended as it 
can be integrated with Google Earth Engine easily. 

Parameters
----------
shp_path : str or pathlib.Path
    Path to the vector dataset. Can be a file (e.g., ``.shp``, ``.geojson``,
    ``.gpkg``) or a directory/container supported by your GDAL/Fiona build
    (e.g., a File Geodatabase ``.gdb``). Zipped shapefiles (``.zip``) are also
    supported by GeoPandas. Here ``.shp`` format is highly recommended as it 
    can be integrated with Google Earth Engine easily.
column_name : str
    Name of the attribute column that contains the unique command‑area IDs to
    index the YAML sections (e.g., ``"CA_ID"``).
default_planting_date : str, optional
    Default planting date to write into both the DEFAULT section and each
    per‑ID section (ISO format ``YYYY-MM-DD``). Default is ``"2023-04-01"``.
default_crop_type : str, optional
    Default crop type (e.g., ``"Rice"``, ``"Wheat"``, ``"Corn"``). Written to
    the DEFAULT section and each per‑ID section. Default is ``"Rice"``.
default_soil_coef : float, optional
    Default soil coefficient value (dimensionless) to include in the config.
    Default is ``0.5``.
default_distribution_unif : float, optional
    Default distribution uniformity (DU) value (dimensionless, e.g., 0.7–1.0)
    representing irrigation application efficiency. Default is ``1.0``.
output_path : str, pathlib.Path, or None, optional
    Where to write the YAML file. If ``None``, the file is written to
    ``config_files/ca_config.yaml``. Parent directories are created if missing.

Returns
-------
pathlib.Path
    Path to the written YAML file.
File:      c:\users\skhan7\onedrive - uw\desktop\research\phd\chapter2\github\sdrips\src\sdrips\cmd_config.py
Type:      function

..\Data\cmd_config.yaml