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What is the differance between the "Python Toolbox" and the "Script Tool"

AhmadSALEH1 — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 20:52:58 GMT

I wonder what is the difference between the two tools, the one that created automatically when creating a new “Toolbox.pyt” and the other one that I can create manually inside “Toolbox (2).tbx” which will have the name Script.

What I figured out till now is that in order to make Script tool work I should go through the wizard and load my python script and parameters, while the python tool box dosent have a wizard and the code will be written inside the pyt file using the IDE environment.

I would like to know which one is better to use? And which one is more stable and more efficient? If there are any limitations on each on of them, and so on.

Thanks

Re: What is the differance between the "Python Toolbox" and the "Script Tool"

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:07:35 GMT

1 http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/analyze/creating-tools/a-quick-tour-of-creating-tools-in-python.htm

2 http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/analyze/creating-tools/a-quick-tour-of-creating-script-tools.htm

3 http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/analyze/creating-tools/a-quick-tour-of-python-toolboxes.htm

and the comparison

4 http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/analyze/creating-tools/comparing-custom-and-python-toolboxes.htm

I prefer custom tools (aka, conventional ones) since they are easy to create and maintain. Everyone is going to have their own opinion.

Re: What is the differance between the "Python Toolbox" and the "Script Tool"

AhmadSALEH1 — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 14:55:17 GMT

Thanks Dan, this link

http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/analyze/creating-tools/comparing-custom-and-python-toolboxes.htm

what I was looking for.