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Get user input text in arcpy

WilliamIde

I want to ask the user what name to give to a report. I could use Tkinter to do this but it seem there should be something in arcpy to do it. Just pop up a little dialog ask for some text and return that text as a string. Is there something like that?

Thanks.

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gpnobbir

Use raw_input to get user input in command line:

in_txt = raw_input('Enter your value :')

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lego8126

Dear NobiirAhmer

I m workin with arcgis 10.7. I am trying to use your application.

I run arcpy.ImportToolbox(r"C:\0voltmp\PopUp.tbx") and works fine, the tool is imported but

when I run result = arcpy.PopupInputBox_popup("A message from popup box") no window pop up. Se picture below

can you help me. I dont kno why it not work. Thank you

Gabriel

gpnobbir

Wow – that’s great. ☺

You can use a script tool as others have mentioned. But the piece of the puzzle that was missing for me until now, was how to pass the user input from the script tool back to the Add-In. I have just found a method of doing this at https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/75691/accessing-the-output-of-a-python-script-tool-dialog-arcgis-10-1 .

In brief, you can call your AddIn python module and any of its classes/variables functions from your script tool. I have tested this and it works fine for me. In brief, in your script tool you can do it simply like this:

import arcpy, MyCustomTools_addin

MyCustomTools_addin.findLayersButton.findLayers(arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0))

In this case my AddIn module is 'MyCustomTools_addin' and it has a button with the id 'findLayersButton' (note that this is the instantiated object, or id, not just the class name). This class has a function called 'findLayers()'.

I simply pass the only parameter from the tool to this AddIn class function (which then adds the layers to the map in a new layer group called "Search Results").

This is still not ideal, as the script tool dialogue stays on screen when it completes (which is good in most cases). I would prefer the script tool to disappear as soon as it has run (the user can configure this to happen, but then that would happen for all script tools, not just for this one).

I also like to display/log more useful information in my script tools. So in my tool I actually do it more like what is below. For my AddIn, the output of the function is simply a list of layers that match the string entered by the user. So the tool then displays the output in it's log window with AddMessage().

import arcpy, MyCustomTools_addin

results = MyCustomTools_addin.findLayersButton.findLayers(arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0))
arcpy.AddMessage("\n\n\nRESULTS:\n\n{}\n\n".format("\n".join(results)))

RebeccaStrauch__GISP

http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/desktop/latest/analyze/arcpy-data-access/searchcursor-class.htm

Nobbir's second link, I believe. I know the system has had error with a few links lately.....may nee to cut and past above.

10.2 version ArcGIS Help (10.2, 10.2.1, and 10.2.2)

or http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//018w00000011000000 if cut and past needed.

stevekenneth

Thanks. I'm using arcgis10.2 . I don't know if it's because of me or my link but the second link you share return an error. I'm Going to wait to take a look to examples but i think you your reply is more helpfull Thann expected. Hope it's possible to tag people on topics because i have other threads for what i would have your help

gpnobbir

William McLay,

Download the ZoomToFeature Python add-in from here:

http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=e753f3287f4a46c98c60e3e5c6a21463

Unzip the download - you'll see a folder named Install - there is a word document inside that folder. The doc describes how to use the add-in.

gpnobbir

Hi @steve kenneth, which version of ArcGIS you are using? 10.1 or later? If so then you can use arcpy.da.SearchCursor to step through data row by row as shown below. If you are on 9.3 or earlier then use arcpy.SearchCursor instead (see documentation for sample code). Consult this topic more details:

Accessing data using cursors—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop

This topic contains code examples for arcpy.da.SearchCursor:

SearchCursor—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop

There is an argument named where_clause - set it in a similar way you'd in a SQL expression. The above topic has examples.

RebeccaStrauch__GISP

William, you may want to fork this to a new question since the main is answered....might get more response. You can mention this one as related. Also, check out Posting Code blocks in the new GeoNet

WilliamMcLay

I am attempting to ask the user for a "proposal number" and simply zoom in on that proposal. I can call the Pop-Up Box and enter the value for the "proposal". But that value is not being passed into "SelectByAttribute_management" (see code below). Python says "AttributeError 'module' object has no attribute". Any help would be appreciated!

Thank You.

#Importing Modules
import arcpy

#Call PopUpBox
try:
    arcpy.ImportToolbox(r"F:\Data\Arcadwin\Toolboxes\PopUp.tbx")
    result=arcpy.PopupInputBox_popup("A message from popup box")
    in_val=result.getOutput(0)
    print in_val.upper()

except arcpy.ExecuteError:
print arcpy.GetMessages(2)

except Exception as ex:
print ex.args[0]

#Define WhereClause
WhereClause = '"MCPC_Num"' + "='" + str(in_val) + "'"

#Find the layer
mxd=arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT")
df=arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd,"Layers")[0]

#Select by Attributes
arcpy.SelectByAttribute_management("Year 2015 Proposals", "NEW_SELECTION", WhereClause)

#Zoom to Selection
df.ZoomToSelectedFeatures()

#Refresh
arcpy.RefreshActiveView()

stevekenneth

Hi. Thanks to Mr Nobbir for the zipped file. I'm searching for something like that more than a year

I would create an customized tool for cadastral search. I would to know how set this script to search a value in shapefile table, to return a message if the inputs value hasn't been found, or automaticaly sélect thé feature if the user inputs exist.

Thanks before

PatrickJurgens

Use a combobox to take the input. Make sure set the combobox's editable property to true.

Write your code inside the OnEnter event of the combobox.

The problem with this is that I want to accept a long string from the user, maybe one thousand characters. I can't expect them to enter that in a tiny combo box, and it would be especially lame to make a very large combo box that would use up valuable screen space even when it is not in use.
A popup window with a text box is what I want. Not a combo box, not a stupid script tool interface.

The TKinter internal loop back problem has been know about for a long time. Why not fix it already?

also, wxPython is not a python standard library. At my work place I am unable to install python libraries, so I am stuck with tkinter.

gpnobbir

Sorry Jeff 😞 There is no TextBox add-in even in ArcObjects .Net SDK.

These controls are created through an IDE. You can use WxPython to create such controls. Here is a blog - check it out:

Custom wxPython GUI�??s: an approach for ArcGIS 10.1

The easy and safe is to create a script tool (with a string parameter in your case) and call pythonaddins.GPToolDialog(.....) to pop-up that tool.

JeffButurff

Is there no easy way to present a modal dialog box asking the user for input when they hit a button using a python add-in? This was basic functionality in VBA in ArcGIS 8.0.

My client has a custom toolbar with 10 buttons on it, each representing a different type of "search". When the user clicks a button, it presents a modal dialog box, asking for the "search item", such as PIN, ADDRESS, POLE_ID, etc.

My client would prefer this all be written in python for maintenance reasons, but it sounds like Python can't do this simple task...

gpnobbir

Use a combobox to take the input. Make sure set the combobox's editable property to true.

Write your code inside the OnEnter event of the combobox.

JeffButurff

I'm stuck on this same concept. Any resolution here?

All I want to do is be able to provide a text input box to the user. For example, I want the user to "Enter a PIN:". When they do, I search for that pin. Zoom to the selected feature. Buffer it by 100'. Select all the features in the buffer. Create mailing labels of all the features.

Everything else is easy enough to do with a Python add-in, except Step 1: ASK THE USER FOR INPUT....

WilliamIde

In future releases of Arc 10.x. It seems to me that ESRI could find out where the conflict is with Tkinter and fix it. ESRI seem to be using Python as the main scripting language. Which I think is a good idea. But, if they are, they should adopt it fully and not just the scripting part. That way we developers could bring the whole weight of the Vast python set of tool to bear on any problem we find.

gpnobbir

All I get back is "A Message from popup box" Which is the string going in. Nothing ever pops up.

Nothing will pop up - the tool that you are using is the dialog and substitutes the pop-up. You use it to get a string value from the user. So, in your case, the user will type the name of the report (a string), the script behind the code will capture the string and do whatever you want the script to do. The advantage is that you can chain this dialog (i.e., the tool) in ModelBuilder and any other Python or .Net or Java application. You can drag-drop this tool to an ArcMap toolbar - it will work as a button.

Why isn't Tkinter supported? I think it should be.

The reason is TkInter's event loop does not work with ArcMap.

You can read through these forum threads where some users are able to use TkInter.

http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/38292-Making-a-GUI-app?highlight=TkInter

http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/58207-ArcPy-and-Tkinter?highlight=TkInter

http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/32040-Tkinter-GUI-Disconnect-with-ArcGIS-Script-Interface?highlight=TkInter

WilliamIde

Nope All I get back is "A Message from popup box" Which is the string going in. Nothing ever pops up. I runs completes ARRRR... I am done with the writing the code in Tkinter. took me about 10 min. I run all the arcpy I need to get the job done. Why isn't Tkinter supported? I think it should be.

gpnobbir

Once you get used to it you'll love script tools 🙂

In Catalog tree, right-click on the script tool and select Properties...

Click on the second tab Source and check whether the path to the script is where you have saved your script:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]15181[/ATTACH]

If you still get error please email me at nahmed@esri.com - we'll post the result to the thread once solved.

pop_up_script_source.png

WilliamIde

Ok I got the Zip file and am working with it.

I still can't get it to work.

In the code of calling_script.py (I change to path to where I have it.)

You have:

try:
arcpy.ImportToolbox(r"D:\Myprojects\Arcscripts\POPUP\PopUp.tbx")
result = arcpy.PopupInputBox_popup("A message from Popupbox")

the "PopupInputBox_popup" is not resolved and the script won't run. Also the test model has a Red "X" in it and won't run.

What now.

This is much harder that using Tkinter.

gpnobbir

Sorry - here it is.

pop_up_script.zip

WilliamIde

I didn't get the zip file.

gpnobbir

If you really want a pop-up dialog you can create a script tool. For your convenience I'm attaching a python script tool as a zip file.

When unzipped, you'll see following files there:

PopUp.tbx - a toolbox containing a script too and a Model.
pop_up_script - the source script of the tool.
calling_script - how to call the tool from another stand-alone script.
python_window.txt - how to call the tool from Python window.

In ArcMap, browse to the location of the toolbox (unzipped folder). From the toolbox open the script tool - whatever text value you enter will be returned as a text. For this particular tool, it changes all character to upper case and returns it. If you need help - start here:

http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#/A_quick_tour_of_creating_script_tools/001500000006000000/

JasonScheirer

This isn't supported from ArcMap directly, the way for Python to interact with the user in the desktop environment is through GP tool dialogs. That is, write it as a script tool with the report name as a parameter.

WilliamIde

To be clear. I want a dialog by that pops up and asked the user to enter some text and press OK. Then I return the the main program and use the text create a report heading. raw_input gave me an error "EOF found while reading."

gpnobbir

Use raw_input to get user input in command line:

in_txt = raw_input('Enter your value :')

JoelCalhoun

You could easily do that in a script tool, but I'm not sure of your workflow.

Joel

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