import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
import shapefile as shp
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import seaborn as sns

sns.set(style="whitegrid", palette="pastel", color_codes=True)
sns.mpl.rc("figure", figsize=(10,6))

#opening the vector map
shp_path = "C:\Users\Jack\.spyder-py3\District_Boundary.shp"
#reading the shape file by using reader function of the shape lib
sf = shp.Reader(shp_path)

len(sf.shapes())

File "C:UsersJackAnaconda3libsite-packagesshapefile.py", line 646, in load
    raise ShapefileException("Unable to open %s.dbf or %s.shp." % (shapeName, shapeName))

ShapefileException: Unable to open C:UsersJack.spyder-py3District_Boundary.dbf or C:UsersJack.spyder-py3District_Boundary.shp.