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ArcPy and ArcGIS

You're reading from   ArcPy and ArcGIS Automating ArcGIS for Desktop and ArcGIS Online with Python

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787282513
Length 272 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Silas Toms Silas Toms
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Preface 1. Introduction to Python for ArcGIS 2. Creating the First Python Script FREE CHAPTER 3. ArcPy Cursors - Search, Insert, and Update 4. ArcPy Geometry Objects and Cursors 5. Creating a Script Tool 6. The arcpy.mapping Module 7. Advanced Analysis Topics 8. Introduction to ArcGIS Online 9. ArcPy and ArcGIS Online 10. ArcREST Python Package 11. ArcPy and ArcGIS Pro 12. ArcGIS API for Python

Reviewing Conda basics

There are a few commands that you should familiarize yourself with if you are going to be working with Conda and virtual environments. If you want to see all the packages that are included within your Conda environment, then you can use conda list:

To see information about your current Conda working environment, use conda info:

As you may remember, in the previous section, we installed the Spyder IDE using the conda install command. This will install the packages that you want to use in your environment. For example, if we want to install Jupyter, which is the package that allows us to use a browser-based Python environment, we can just type conda install jupyter:

Then, if you want to run the Jupyter Notebook, then just type in jupyter notebook, and it should launch in your default browser:

You should see a tab open in your browser (you may have to copy...

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