ArcPY Set Current MXD to Full Extent

Question

Can you please let me know how we can set current map to Full Extent using ESRI ArcPy?

import arcpy
import arcpy.mapping

# Set the Map to be Full Extent

mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT")
df = arcpy.mapping.Set-To-Full_Extent

like what the is doing on main toolbar

in the ArcMap?

joechoj · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-21 16:18:19Z

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mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT")
df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd, "MyDataframeName")[0]
df.zoomToSelectedFeatures()

If you leave the parentheses empty, it zooms to full extent by default.

If you only have a single dataframe you can simplify line 2 to:

df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd)[0]

Read this help page for further details.

answered Apr 20, 2017 at 20:06

joechoj

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Thanks Joechoj but I am getting this error Runtime error Traceback (most recent call last): File "<string>", line 5, in <module> IndexError: list index out of range
– user1106951
Apr 20, 2017 at 20:15
What are the contents of line 5?
– joechoj
Apr 20, 2017 at 20:20
df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd, "MyDataframeName")[0]
– user1106951
Apr 20, 2017 at 20:24

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