Remove Shapefiles in .mxd

MarkLazano

Can I remove shapefiles from my TOC in an mxd using python?  I'm thinking that removelayer is reserved for feature layers only.  I want to remove/turn off old shapefiles that had been used to create new ones to unclutter my map.

Thanks,

Eric

JeffreyBarrette

A layer in the TOC is a layer regardless of the source.  arcpy.mapping.RemoveLayer() should simply work.

mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("current")                      #or provide full path to MXD
df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd, "df name")              #replace with actual df name
lyr = arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "MyShapeFileLayer")[0]  #replace with acutal layer name in TOC
arcpy.mapping.RemoveLayer(df, lyr)
mxd.save()

Jeff