This tool will remove all the features, or parts of features, that overlap with the features of the erase vector file. The erasing operation is one of the most common vector overlay operations in GIS and effectively imposes the boundary of the erase layer on a set of input vector features, or target features.

## See Also

clip

## Function Signature

`def erase(self, input: Vector, erase_layer: Vector) -> Vector: ...`

## Project Links

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