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How can you identify the feature OID from a geometry object

I know arcpy allows you to access geometries directly using the CopyFeatures_management method. Note in their code sample for the Geometry object, it is very simple to copy the geometries to in-memory ...
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How to symbolize vector features using RGB values stored in three fields?

I need to symbolize a vector layer in Arcmap based on RGB (or HSB - can do either) values found in fields in the attribute table. I'm working with up to 10 different datasets, each with over 100 ...
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How to measure minimum distance between objects in two layers using arcpy?

I am working on an alien species analysis looking at the spread of a species from the mainland to islands in an archipelago. I am doing the analysis using arcpy and I have succeeded in isolating risk ...
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Problem getting the arcpy mapping module to export a layout view map

I'm using the arcpy mapping module to create a series of images and am having trouble exporting a map document to PNG in layout view; I can only get the script to export the data frame view. I've seen ...
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clipping a raster by multiple datasets or polygons

another newbie question from me. I would like to clip a DEM using a grid of polygons. It's probably easier to use multiple polygons in one shape file, but I haven't managed this so I'm trying to use ...
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Issues with arcpy.sa.Reclassify

I have a raster file with classifcation codes, and want to reclassify valid codes to 1, and all others to 'NoData'. RMAP2 = arcpy.sa.RemapValue([[3.2, 1], [4.1, 1], ...
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How do I programmatically export a single Data Driven Page to JPEG?

I am trying to write a python script to export a individual pages to a jpeg. I am getting the error "PageLayoutObject: Error in SetDataDrivenPageID". Can anyone see where I am going wrong? import ...
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Programmatical Setting of 'Store Relative Pathways' for multiple MXDs ArcGIS 10.1

I am looking to move large number of mxds to a different location on the same drive. Many mxds haven't got 'Store relative pathways' option checked therefore this operation will result in broken links ...
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How to keep spatial reference using arcpy.RasterToNumPyArray?

I am using ArcGIS 10.1, and want to create a new raster based on two preexisting rasters. The RasterToNumPyArray has a good example which I want to adapt. import arcpy import numpy myArray = ...
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Getting a constant background color for transparency

I am creating a series of tif files at 1:10k scale over a vast area (760 tiles) using arcpy.mapping.ExportToTIFF and then stitch them together to create a single ecw. The output looks ok but when I ...
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Does arcpy have an issue with directory names starting with a number?

I have a script to export DDP extents to tif and when I change arcpy.mapping.ExportToTIFF(mxd,"tests\BA\BA10k_" + str(ddp.pageRow.PageName) + ".tif",df,9306,9306*ar,1800,True) to ...
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How to pass an output stored in a single variable into another script using arcpy

I am running set of processes each with different outputs in a python script. Is there a way to set a variable as global so that just the output of that single step can be accessed from other scripts? ...
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Pasing multivalue parameter using arcpy

I am trying to get my head around how multivalues derived from the arcpy command GetParameterAsText gets looped through a script. Could some please provide a sample script that does the follow basic ...
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Copy dbf data into a shapefile in Arcpy

Basically it's to perform a one-to-many join in a python script, from a dbf to a shapefile. I saw (Greg Krakow's method) using QGIS, but I can't use it (I'm working on it, but QGIS is not yet ...
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Crashing ArcGIS 10.1 Add-ins Using Multiprocessing

I would like to run a multiprocessing task from a python add-in tool. My issue is that the process keeps failing. Basically crashes ArcMap. Here is my basic code: def function(startOID, endOID, ...
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How to convert a string from GetParameterAsText to uppercase?

This is my first question here and I'm sure it's ridiculously simple. But I have Googled and no luck. I am trying to make a tool in ArcToolbox using a Python script so users can input a street and ...
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Reading environment variables in arcpy

I have a script that tries to read from the arc environment using import arcpy tolerance = arcpy.env.XYTolerance as recommended here: ...
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ArcPy: Using lblclass expression to change font style and color

I´m trying to label features of a dataset using ArcPy and the lblclass function. While commands like "VBNewline" and "Round" work pretty well, I´m not able to change colors or font style. An ...
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concurrent use of in_memory workspace in arcpy

i am using a python script that's eliminating small polygons from a feature class. this script creates temporary feature classes with fixed (hardcoded) names in the "in_memory" workspace. example: ...
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How do I correctly use 'MultiValue' in Python script parameters?

Good evening My script works fine with a single feature class selected for clip_fc = arcpy.GetParameter(0) . However when I set clip_fc to MultiValue in the script properties and then select several ...
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What is causing syntax error in arcpy NetCDF Raster script

I'm trying to save the raster layer in the stand-alone python GUI but I keep getting a syntax error. I'm using the code from Save To Layer File (Data Management). And the error that shows up is: the ...
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What is the proper syntax and usage for ArcGIS “in_memory” workspace?

I am unclear how best to use the in_memory workspace in ArcGIS. The best resource I have found on the subject is from ESRI on Using in-memory workspace. Unfortunately, the help section is not very ...
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How to count zero values in a table in rows and write it to new field?

This is a very simple task to do but I can't understand the right syntax. I have a shapefile whose attributes are similar to the following: FID Shape FIELD1 FIELD2 FIELD3 ... 0 Polygon 0 1 ...
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How to programmatically determine whether a spatial reference factory code is valid?

I am using the following code segment to create a spatial reference. spatialReferance = arcpy.SpatialReference() spatialReferance.factoryCode = spatialReferanceFactoryCode ...
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How to rotate labels using ArcPy?

I'm writing Python code for ArcGIS using the arcpy library and now I'm experiencing a little problem with labels. In fact I'm not able to rotate them in layout via arcpy (I should rotate all labels of ...
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Converting a Map to graphics and annotations

i want to export a map for later editing before print, so i thought about converting all the annotations and and graphics and save them in the .mxd map. when i export graphics after exporting labels ...
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Converting arcpy based python script to OGR for semi-automated Metadata creation

I have created a script to automatically generate base ANZLIC standard metadata using arcpy based coding. Can anyone help me convert it to OGR/GDAL python? This is so that it can be run in QGIS and ...
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arcpy.RegionGroup fails with error 999999. Workspace or data source is read only

outRegionGrp = RegionGroup(inRaster,"EIGHT", "WITHIN", "ADD_LINK", valToIgnore) arcgisscripting.ExecuteError: ERROR 999999: Error executing function. Workspace or data source is read only. The table ...
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Why can't I multiply two string fields in the Field Calculator by converting them to int() and float()

I'm using ArcGIS 10 and new at python scripting. I have a string field that I need to calculate by multiplying two other string fields. I can do it in python using two arbitrary values... CINPT1 = ...
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What is the most efficient way to get a list of featureclasses from a large ArcSDE database?

I have a SDE DB which consists of 40 feature datasets and around 300 featureclasses. I need to get the full list of all featureclasses whose name does not contain "ARCHIVE". It takes several minutes ...
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How to detect duplicate attribute values in a table using ArcPy

In ArcMap, the right-click Summarize option very quickly creates a frequency listing of the chosen field: Note that the count field shows the count of duplicate values. How can I access this ...
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Arcpy remove invalid character

I've built a model that takes the name of the Excel worksheet containing xy data, and uses that name as the name of the output shapefile. ( Worksheet "massachusetts_sightings" in an xlsx becomes ...
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How to Set up Data Driven Pages using arcpy?

I've read a lot about the topic data driven pages. I'm writing a python script for ArcGIS and I've defined my stripmap using the arcpy.StripMapIndexFeatures_cartography command and now I have to set ...
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How to Split a Concave Polygon Into Convex Polygons in Arcpy?

I'm looking for a tool or algorithm to detect concave polygons and split them into convex polygons. Like explained in the picture, the blue polygon is split into A and B polygons I'm using Arcpy ...
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pour point user click input over map for watershed delineation

I have a drainage density map and i want to interactively retrieve watershed by clicking a point on map. Once I zoomed to an area of interest and click the highest accumulation point of my choice then ...
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Getting values from attribute table and inserting another table

I have line feature class of a river network and “FromTo” table. Lines are dissolved so they are not segmented from junctions. I need to write a Python script in ArcGIS to do following: Begin from ...
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arcpy overwrite files in a geodatabase file

I'm writing a python script, I've got an mxd and its workspace is a geodatabase file with all the files I need into. The problem I'm encountering in testing and writing code is that, despite of the ...
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How to calculate polyline azimuth or polyline direction?

I am looking for a Python code block to calculate azimuth per each polyline feature. So far I have been able to use the following Python code to calculate bearing: 180 + math.atan2(( ...
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Why does arcpy append from file geodatabase to SDE fail?

I'm trying to append a feature class from a file geodatabase to an Arcsde featureclass using this line of code: arcpy.Append_management("parcel_copy", sde_path+"parcel" ,"NO_TEST") This line works ...
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arcpy - how to check if a domain contains a particular coded value?

How can I check if a domain contains a particular coded value? How to check if domain already exists? shows how to verify whether a domain exists in a geodatabase. However, I can't see how to check ...
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Why are results from Python tool not in Results window?

I am relatively new to ArcPy 10. and I want to return the list of feature class from a dataset. I can see them through the message, but cannot see them from the result window. Actually there are only ...
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How to programmatically work with featureclasses from multiple geodatabases?

I have produced a Python script which creates multiple buffers of specific (listed) featureclasses within a geodatabase. This is achieved by running each feature through a for loop. I would like to ...
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Why does tool take longer to run when in Python script?

I have written a python script that does some euclidean allocation. For that I use arcpy.gp.EucAllocation_sa() method. Now, my python script takes 30-40% extra time than spatial analyst euclidean ...
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How to create lines from points pair coordinates with arcpy?

I've got some points pair coordinates (start and end points) which I have to transform into lines. Until now, I used an append of both the coordinates in a pippo.Point(), a pippo.CalculateGeometry() ...
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How can I use a variable to specify which field to update with arcpy.UpdateCursor?

I am writing a script that cycles through several different point shapefiles, finds how many lie within a given area and the writes the outcome to a table in an Access database. I've used an search ...
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Alternatives to using Arcpy

I seem to use ESRI's Arcpy site package for virtually all of my python geoprocessing. To ESRI's credit, these are an incredible suite of tools that can help accomplish a great deal. However, I would ...
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Automating attribute completion of new polygons

Good Afternoon I am currently outlining property boundaries and then copying and pasting in the necessary attributes on a daily basis. I would like to speed up this process and remove the chance of ...
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Why am I getting an ERROR 000728: Field *fieldname* does not exist within table even though field exists?

I do some script for a shapefile's table. And this script works for 2 fields and do not for other ones, because of: ERROR 000728: Field FID_158_01 does not exist within table But this field is ...
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Delete all fields from feature class with arcpy

I want to delete all of the fields from a feature class in a simple tricky way, I don't want to loop over the fields because this method is very slow in arcpy. I'm using a polygon feature class, I ...
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ArcGIS/arcpy: Geometry object comparison methods not working. Do they take z values into account?

I have an arcpy script that makes calculations based on an input PolygonZ feature class. What I need to do in several places in the script is test whether a point falls within a polygon in 2D. In ...

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