IntroductiontoPythonforArcGIS10.

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AhandsonworkshopofferedbytheGeospatialCentroidandCSULibraries

SarahE.Reed,PhD
AssociateConservationScientist
WildlifeConservationSociety
FacultyAffiliate
DepartmentofFish,Wildlife,andConservationBiology

Session1: November8,2013

Introduction

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WhatisPython?

Pythonsyntax

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Introductions:
1) Nameandaffiliation
2) ExperienceusingPythonorotherprogramming
languages
3) HowdoyouplantousePythoninyourownGIS
researchorwork?

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Goalsofworkshop:
1) IntroducethePythonscriptinglanguageandits
applicationinArcGIS10.1;
2) Becomefamiliarwithseveralmethodsforwriting,editing,
andrunninggeoprocessingscriptsusingPython;and
3) ApplyPythonscriptstoautomateaGISworkflow,
determinethepropertiesofaspatialdataset,and
searchandupdateattributeinformationinArcGIS.

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Workshopoutline:
Session1

Introduction

Session2

1) Introduction

7) Review

2) WhatisPython?

8) Automatingworkflows

3) Pythonsyntax

9) Describeobject

4) Runningscripts

10) Cursorobject

5) Writingscripts

11) Troubleshooting

6) Preview

12) Othertopics

WhatisPython?

Pythonsyntax

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Demonstration1:
SPreADGIS
(orwhyIlearnedPython)

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a sphericalspreadingloss
b atmosphericabsorption
c foliageandgroundcover loss
d upwindanddownwindloss
e terraineffects
f ambientsoundconditions

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cumulativenoisefrom
multiplesources

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acousticeffectsforspecies
withvariableauditory
sensitivity

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WhatisPython?

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ApplicationsofPythoninArcGIS:
1) Automateworkflows
2) Batchprocessdata
3) Manipulatedatatables,geometry,andmapdocs
4) Usefunctionsaccessibleonlybyscripts

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AdvantagesofPython:
1) Opensource
2) Crossplatform
3) Objectoriented
Adatastructurethatcombinesdatawithasetofmethods
foraccessingandmanagingthosedata

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Pythoneditors:
IntegratedDevelopmentEnvironment(IDE):
Asoftwareapplicationforprogrammingandsoftwaredevelopment

Sourcecodeeditor:
Atexteditorforsoftwarecode,withfeaturesspeciallydesignedto
simplifyandspeedupwritingandeditingofcode

SuggestedPythoneditors:
1) IDLE
2) PythonWin(sourceforge.net)
3) PyScripter(code.google.com/p/pyscripter)
4) Others(wiki.python.org/moin/PythonEditors)
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Introduction

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Userresources:
1) Books

2) Websites
www.python.org
forums.arcgis.com

3) ArcPysitepackage(online)
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Userresources:
4) Webcourses
PythonforEveryone (free)
BasicsofPython(forArcGIS10) ($32)
UsingPythoninArcGISDesktop10 (free)
PythonScriptingforGeoprocessingWorkflows ($32)
CreatingPythonToolboxesUsingArcGIS10.1 (free)
PythonScriptingforMapAutomationinArcGIS10($32)

5)Instructorledcourses
IntroductiontoGeoprocessingScriptsUsingPython($1515)
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Exercise1:
Downloadworkshopdataand
verifysoftwareinstallation

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Pythonstructureandsyntax

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Pythonstructure:
1) Programsarecomposedofmodules
2) Modulescontainstatements
3) Statementscontainexpressions
4) Expressionscreateandprocessobjects

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Object:
Apieceofmemory,withvaluesandassociated
operations;alsoknownasvariables

Typesofobjects:
Numbers
Strings
Lists
Files

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Expression:
Processesanobject:x*2

Statement:
Performsatask,viaanexpression:y=x*2

Typesofstatements:

Introduction

Assignment: x=5

print

Call: open(DataFile)

if/elif/else

import

for,while

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Module:
Alibraryoftools;permanentfileofcode,composedof
statements

Typesofmodules:
Standardlibrarymodules:os,sys,string(moduleindex)
Specializedmodulesorsitepackages:arcpy (sitepackage)
Yourscript

Modules

b.py
Standard
library
modules

a.py
c.py

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Pythonsyntax:
Casesensitivity(DataFiledatafile)
Indentation
Filepaths(/,\\ orrstring)
Quotationmarks(,)
Commenting (#)

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Introduction

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Pythonstructure:
1) Programsarecomposedofmodules
2) Modulescontainstatements
3) Statementscontainexpressions
4) Expressionscreateandprocessobjects

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Demonstration2:
Writingabasicscript

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Exercise2:
Writingabasicscript

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RunningaPythonscriptinArcGIS

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TheArcPysitepackage:
1) ProvidesPythonaccesstoallgeoprocessing
toolsandextensionsinArcGIS
a. AllgeoprocessingtoolsinArcMapareprovided
asfunctionsinArcPy
b. ArcPyalsoincludesseveralfunctionsnot
availableastoolsinArcMap

2) ArcPyhasseveralsubmoduleswithrelated
setsoffunctions(e.g.,spatialanalyst,mapping)

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Accessing theArcPysitepackage

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APythonscriptfor
ArcGISshould:

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APythonscriptfor
ArcGISshould:
1) Includeaheader

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APythonscriptfor
ArcGISshould:
1) Includeaheader
2) Importmodules

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APythonscriptfor
ArcGISshould:
1) Includeaheader
2) Importmodules
3) Specifyenvironment
settings

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APythonscriptfor
ArcGISshould:
1) Includeaheader
2) Importmodules
3) Specifyenvironment
settings
4) Definevariables

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APythonscriptfor
ArcGISshould:
1) Includeaheader
2) Importmodules
3) Specifyenvironment
settings
4) Definevariables
5) Rungeoprocessing
tools

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3waystorunaPythonscriptforArcGIS:
1) InaPythoneditor(e.g.,PythonWin)
2) InthePythonwindowinArcMap
3) AsascripttoolinArcToolbox

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Demonstration3:
Threewaystorunascript

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Codingaworkspacefilepath:
1) Environmentsettings(arcpy.env.workspace)
2) Hardcode(C:/workspace/exercise/filename.shp)
3) Createaworkspacevariable
(workspace+os.sep +filename.shp)

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Exercise3:
Threewaystorunascript

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WritingaPythonscriptforArcGIS

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3waystowriteaPythonscriptforArcGIS:
1) Editanexistingscript
2) ExportascriptfromModelBuilder
3) BuildascriptinthePythonwindow

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Generaltips:
1) Pythoniscasesensitive
2) Pythonissensitivetoindentation
3) Filepaths usesingleforwardslash(/),doublebackslash(\\),
orrawstringsupression (rfilepath)
4) Mayneedtohardcodefilepaths (workspace+os.sep +
filename)
5) Savescriptswiththe.py fileextension
6) Commentoutsection:Alt+3(PythonWin andIDLE)
7) Uncommentsection:Alt+4(PythonWin andIDLE)
8) Avoidschemalock:removedatasetsfromArcMap

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Demonstration4:
Threewaystowriteascript

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Exercise4:
Threewaystowriteascript

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Workshopoutline:
Session1

Introduction

Session2

1) Introduction

7) Review

2) WhatisPython?

8) Automatingworkflows

3) Pythonsyntax

9) Describeobject

4) Runningscripts

10) Cursorobject

5) Writingscripts

11) Troubleshooting

6) Preview

12) Othertopics

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Pythonsyntax

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Challenge:
UsePython!

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