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<p>Hi,<br>
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on <a href="http://hub.qgis.org/issues/3987">http://hub.qgis.org/issues/3987</a> <br>
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I've attached a sample plugin that permits an user to make a selection on any feature, so you can test it yourself.<br>
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It demonstrates that QgsVectorLayer.select() function works only on PostGIS layer,<br>
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on RasterLite / ShapeFile layers you cannot select polygons.<br>
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Select() is broken on 1.7, while 1.6 worked perfectly.<br>
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