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Programming ArcGIS with Python Cookbook, Second Edition

You're reading from   Programming ArcGIS with Python Cookbook, Second Edition Over 85 hands-on recipes to teach you how to automate your ArcGIS for Desktop geoprocessing tasks using Python

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2015
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ISBN-13 9781785282898
Length 366 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Eric Pimpler Eric Pimpler
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Preface 1. Fundamentals of the Python Language for ArcGIS 2. Managing Map Documents and Layers FREE CHAPTER 3. Finding and Fixing Broken Data Links 4. Automating Map Production and Printing 5. Executing Geoprocessing Tools from Scripts 6. Creating Custom Geoprocessing Tools 7. Querying and Selecting Data 8. Using the ArcPy Data Access Module with Feature Classes and Tables 9. Listing and Describing GIS Data 10. Customizing the ArcGIS Interface with Add-ins 11. Error Handling and Troubleshooting 12. Using Python for Advanced ArcGIS 13. Using Python with ArcGIS Pro A. Automating Python Scripts B. Five Python Recipes Every GIS Programmer Should Know Index

Downloading and installing the Python Add-in Wizard


Esri provides a tool that you can use to make the development of add-ins easier. The Python Add-In Wizard can be downloaded from the Esri website and is a great resource to create add-ins.

Getting ready

The Python Add-In Wizard is a great resource to create the necessary files for an add-in. It generates the required files for the add-ins from a visual interface. In this recipe, you will download and install the Python Add-In Wizard.

How to do it…

Follow these steps to learn how to download and install the Python Add-in Wizard:

  1. Open a web browser and navigate to http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=5f3aefe77f6b4f61ad3e4c62f30bff3b.

    You should see a web page similar to the following screenshot:

  2. Click on the Open button to download the installer file.

  3. Using Windows Explorer, create a new folder called Python Add-In Wizard somewhere on your computer. The name of the folder is irrelevant, but to keep things simple and easy to remember, you should...

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