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Current map document in python tool

I am attempting to use this code in a tool that I am working on: mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT") df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd)[0] XMIN = df.extent.XMin YMIN = df.extent.YMin XMAX ...
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Create line from two points, two different feature class

I'm attempting to automate this in ModelBuilder in ArcMap. I have one feature class with one point (Start) and one feature class with multiple points (Destinations). I want to iterate through the ...
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How to insert values from one table into another?

I am trying to write a script that iterates through each row of a table, calculates for this row something. The result of this calculation is finally stored in another table (with just one row). Now I ...
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Read XY, get raster value and then update field

I've written a script to run through a point layer, using the SearchCursor in the data access module and then read the XY values. Within the with statement, I then use GetCellValue to get the ...
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Different results from Spatial Analyst GP Tool and Python

I am writing a script that has to subtract one raster from another. The rasters I have represent 1) Parking Lots (1 = Parking Lot, 0 = not Parking Lot) and 2) a buffer around the Parking Lot (1 = ...
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Arcpad checkout to an area

I would like to check out data from an SDE database but for performance sake, i prefer to delete all features outside of my survey area. i've tried to copy features in area from sde to a file GDB ...
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Search cursor stops selecting after two iterations

I have a script which selects an extent from a grid and exports the data frame. import os, arcpy mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument('CURRENT') df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd,"Layers")[0] ...
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Using matplotlib to create and export graphs automatically from ArcMap

I am going to start a project soon where, after the data has been processed in various ways, an output jpg showing a graph of the data should be produced. The workflow is as follows: 1. A feature ...
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Why is my simple arcpy script failing? (sets raster cell value to null if below threshold value, ArcGIS 10.1)

As mentioned in the title, simple script to set null cell values below three standard deviations beyond the mean: import arcpy, sys, os #Accept input and output raster inRas = sys.argv[1] outRas = ...
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Help with Python and adding a grouplayer to arc, renaming it from a folder name, then adding layers to it from that folder

I am trying to use os.walk to go through a directory tree, pull out all the .shp files in it, create a grouplayer in the mxd, rename the grouplayer the folder name, then add the layers from that ...
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How to get an attribute of the selected feature and pass it into a URL?

As a total Novice with Python, I thought 2 weeks would be enough time to learn how to build some tools for our GIS... I was wrong and I'm running up on a deadline. I am attempting to get a value ...
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How to list Feature Classes of Multiple geodatabase in Multiple Folder?

I'm new in python scripting and try to list polyline feature classes of multiple Geodatabases. The Geodatabases are in many nested folders.For example in folder "A" I have 20 folders and in each ...
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Make Table View with field_info Output

I am using Make Table View to copy data from one table to a table view object and in the process hide and/or rename some fields. When I output the data to a dbf it hides and/or renames the fields ...
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How much database bloat is reasonable?

I use personal geodatabases to hold all the data for my projects (probably around 10-20 feature classes across 2-4 datasets on average). I use the personal gdb because I like being able to hook into ...
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arcpy.mapping Graduated Colors Symbology

I'm trying to figure out how to apply graduated color symbology to a feature class by using arcpy.mapping in ArcMap 10.1. To start, a script runs and a feature class is added to a map document, no ...
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ArcPy: Possible to use wildcard in .pdf append?

I'm working on a script that (as written) produces a large number of individual pdf pages (>100), instead of hardcoding the names of each of the outputs, I was thinking of using a wildcard. However, ...
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ArcPy: No Label appear on .pdf output but are present in Layout

Do labels needed to be coded into an arcpy script in order to be visible on an arcpy .pdf output? In ArcGIS the labels are visible for various features, but when I use the arcpy script (either in IDLE ...
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Does Identify tool of ArcGIS for Desktop have Python script behind it?

Can anyone let me know the Python script for "Identify" tool in arcmap10. I need to create a customized script tool for that and add in a toolbar.. Pls help...
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How to Export to PDF after zooming to extent of each feature that meets SQL where clause?

I realize that I've asked two similar questions recently, but following suggestions in the comment chain, I'll make this a separate question (separate as it is not the no output problem in ArcPy: ...
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how to access a feature class in SDE using arcpy [duplicate]

I am new to Python and Arcpy. I am trying to access the SDE server to extract some information from feature classes that reside in the server database. I know the name of the feature class and I also ...
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Error 999998 in Arcpy 10.1

I found an RuntimeError: ERROR 999998: Unexpected Error when lunching Arcpy in my ArcGis 10.1 such as this: Runtime error Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 50, in File ...
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Arcpy how to conduct addition in a script, function needed?

I'm trying to work on my first arcpy script and am running into some troubles. The objective is to create a new field, check several existing fields (Cnt1,2,3 and Pop1,2,3) for missing data (-99 ...
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Calculate field result is float with Arc tool, integer with arcpy script

I am trying to calculate a field for some points within a python script using arcpy functions. (This is calculating the percentage visibility from a cumulative viewshed, if that matters.) # Process: ...
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Python Script to convert a mass of KMLs to a single fGDB

I have a mass of KML files, approx 350+ that I need in a single fGDB. I lifted a string of code from ESRI help to attempt to do this - I got it working to the point of creating all the individual ...
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Cast arcpy result as an integer instead (arcpy.GetCount_management)

I am trying to get a number by counting how many points are in a shapefile. And this works (I think), except I then am running into trouble using that number somewhere else. Eventually, I'll be using ...
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Connect script with a sub-menu entry within Python-Addin

I have created a menu entry using "pythonaddins" and it contains 2 sub-menus. Two separate scripts have to be linked to the sub-menus which should be invoked one-by-one when I click on sub-menu entry. ...
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Fastest methods for modifying attribute tables with Python?

A while ago, I wrote a quick Python function for converting an attribute table to a python dictionary, where the key is taken from a user-specified unique ID field (typically the OID field). ...
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Has anybody used arcpy.mapping.ExportReport successfully on 64bit machine?

The online help for arcpy.mapping.ExportReport says that it has some restrictions on use but does not list 64bit machines amongst them. I am running the following test from IDLE under ArcGIS 10.1 SP1 ...
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Filter ArcSDE layers of the TOC into a combobox

I've a list of layers of the current workspace in a combobox, but I want to list only the layers of the ArcSDE Connection, not the others I've in the TOC. How can I filter the name of this layers?
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add attributes to newly created shapefile from existing shapefile using arcpy

I have created a new shapefile and want to add shape attribute from another existing shapefile. It will be a recursive process with update of shape attributes of new shapefile (ofc) more than 2 times. ...
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ArcGIS 10.1 ERROR 000824: The tool is not licensed in arcpy

I try to run the Zonal Statistic as a Table through arcpy and it gives me: ERROR 000824: The tool is not licensed. Here is the doc for the function: ...
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How to access selected feature attributes using Python Add-in button?

I'm trying to extract the attributes of a selected feature in ArcMap using an add-in button, but I don't know how to refer to this selection in the script. Later I need to copy these attributes into ...
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How do I create a network from connected links

I have a bundle of links in 'some' networks. I need to find out which ones are connected to each other i.e. I need to find out which links are not connected to the 'main' network. I have been working ...
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Geographic transformations and arcpy

I have a script that goes through all the rasters in a particular folder and then reprojects it to another coordinate system, using arcpy. My problem is that i keep on getting the following ERROR ...
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Using field mappings to remove fields from a merged table

EDIT: Soreted, thanks :-) I'm trying to combine a (large) number of tables into a merged table, keeping only certain fields. I've tried the below, but it still gives all the fields. Any ideas? ...
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Why can't I access a table in a personal geodatabase (.mdb) with arcpy after installing 64-bit geoprocessing?

I wrote and ran a simple script last year - it cycled through some line features, buffered them and then intersected with some other lines - it all worked fine. I'm now trying to tweak the file to ...
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Arcpy does not execute “CopyFeatures_Management” to write a featureclass to an ArcSDE database

I have some problems with my Python script. The script gets an JSON with different information about images. The information includes general information about images and also the gps position of ...
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Select Layer by Location - Arcpy - Why are my inputs being interpreted as invalid?

I am working on a tool in a python toolbox and am totally confused about what is going on and causing my select by location operation to fail (Error 000368). I am trying to select the features in one ...
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Slow performance on splitting a shapefile by attributes

I've tried to develop some workflows with the ArcPy module for splitting a shapefile based on the unique values in a specified field. The code works as expected except one thing I am not able to ...
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Are multiple separate feature classes more efficient than repeatedly deleting all features from the same feature class?

Quick Version: Is it more efficient, in terms of database performance, to have multiple separate temporary feature classes or one feature class that you repeatedly empty out and fill? I am working ...
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Clip data and add layer to second dataframe using python Add-In

I want to clip a layer from data frame 1 and add it to the data frame 2 using the following script. But instead it just add all grids to current data frame 1 and don't update data frame 2. Please ...
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Copy two datasets that particpate in the same relationship class

I have an ArcSDE GDB that looks something like this: ++ GDB +++++ Dataset1 ++++++++ FeatureClass1 ++++++++ FeatureClass2 +++++ Dataset2 ++++++++ FeatureClass3 ++++++++ FeatureClass4 +++++ Table +++++ ...
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Make Buffer like Offset in Arcpy

I would like to make a buffer for a polyline and get as Output a Polygon with the same angles as the polyline, having not arcs, like in ordinary buffers. i tried the FLAT option in arcpy, but it's ...
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Raster dataset doesn't exist error

Dataset exist and I am able to get statistics from ArcGIS python window. But it failed as a script with error: ERROR 000865: Input raster: C:\temp\ras does not exist. I have tried following ...
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Is there an inbuilt arcpy method to insert a new line? [duplicate]

I need to extract a list of all the files and folders within a top level folder. My first thought was to use os.walk in a small python script as it is a simple task. However, I cannot run scripts on ...
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Can't import arcpy in IDLE, pyscripter, or even ArcGIS10.1's Python window

After using arcpy and python for months with ArcGIS 10.1 without any problems I'm encountering something I can't work around or even find help with online. Something as simple as "import arcpy" is ...
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Reset python add-in

I have a toolbar which enables a second and third combobox when a selection is made on the previous. I would like to add a button to 'reset' the toolbar. Basically reload the toolbar to it's original ...
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Find and Replace data source script

The following script is supposed to find and replace all shapefiles in a mxd (that exist in the folder) to the new SDE data source. No errors when running the script however, when I open the MXD in ...
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How to buffer a point in a Python Add-In by ArcMap's selection tolerance?

In this answer to another Python add-in question I suggested supplying a search_distance to the SelectLayerByLocation function in order to allow points and lines to be selected by an intersecting ...
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Randomly select a record to update using arcpy.da.UpdateCursor

This question is related to my question here. What I would like to do is use a cursor with a where clause to select a number of records. For each row, the values in two fields, TYPE_A and TYPE_B ...

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