title: How to read shapefile in geopandas when having .dbf, .prj, .shp and .shx files?
body: <p>I have a folder which contains the shape files; more formally, the files I have are: ".dbf", ".prj", ".shp" and ".shx". Right now, I read shape files through:</p>
  
  <pre><code>shapefile_path = r".\canada.shp"
  canada = geopandas.read_file(shapefile_path)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But how about the other files?</p>
  
  <p>Any help is much appreciated!!</p>