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Could you help with importing numpy and arcpy on Pycharm?

TshepoHlako — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 06:34:26 GMT

I'm struggling with running/importing 'numpy and arcpy' on pycharm, which points to python.exe in the Python 27 directory where ArcGIS 10.4 is installed. How else can i try importing the two modules as it gives the errors "ImportError: No module named arcpy" for both arcpy and numpy.

Thanks,
Charlie

Re: Could you help with importing numpy and arcpy on Pycharm?

FrédéricPRALLY — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 13:43:36 GMT

Hi Charlie,

Are you using a 32-bit environment about PyCharm?

I'm not using PyCharm actually, I use PyScripter to debug ArcPy code. So I've installed a PyScripter 32-bit and nor 64-bits versions.

A trick to identify your 32 or 64 bit environment is to jump on Python Console. You must have :

Python 2.7.14 (v2.7.14:84471935ed, Sep 16 2017, 20:19:30) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32. ***

Regards,

Fred

Re: Could you help with importing numpy and arcpy on Pycharm?

JoshuaBixby — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 15:14:05 GMT

I regularly use PyCharm with ArcMap's and ArcGIS Pro's bundled Python interpreter. In the settings, what do you have defined for the Project Interpreters?

Re: Could you help with importing numpy and arcpy on Pycharm?

DanPatterson_Retired — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 17:44:47 GMT

If you have control over your machine...

/blogs/dan_patterson/2018/12/28/clone

/blogs/dan_patterson/2018/12/13/spyder

Spyder, IPython and the Jupyters are all distributed with the Anaconda distribution of Python and hence ArcGIS Pro

Re: Could you help with importing numpy and arcpy on Pycharm?

TshepoHlako — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 06:32:20 GMT

Thanks Fred, it seemed to be running from another version of python that i had on the machine, 3.7 I'm now trying to fix that.

Re: Could you help with importing numpy and arcpy on Pycharm?

TshepoHlako — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 06:34:30 GMT

Hi Joshua, my Project Interpreter points to "Drive:\Python27\ArcGIS10.4"

Re: Could you help with importing numpy and arcpy on Pycharm?

TshepoHlako — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 06:35:32 GMT

Hi Dan,

Unfortunately, i've no control over the machine, its used by other colleagues besides myself. Thanks

Re: Could you help with importing numpy and arcpy on Pycharm?

DanPatterson_Retired — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 10:16:58 GMT

You can try the 'Clone' option then

Re: Could you help with importing numpy and arcpy on Pycharm?

JoshuaBixby — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 14:55:24 GMT

Is "Drive" literally what is says, or is it referring to C:, D:, or some other drive?

Re: Could you help with importing numpy and arcpy on Pycharm?

TshepoHlako — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 05:57:42 GMT

I've tried all suggestions to avail. What seems to be working is 'archook', which according to github "Searches the system for arcgis and makes arcpy available to python (regardless of pythonpath/system path/registry settings)". Below is how i've managed to allow import for 'arcpy':

import archook
archook.get_arcpy()
import arcpy

Re: Could you help with importing numpy and arcpy on Pycharm?

TshepoHlako — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 08:12:05 GMT

That is referring to whether it's C:, 😧 etc.

Re: Could you help with importing numpy and arcpy on Pycharm?

curtvprice — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 08:55:44 GMT

I'm guessing your registry settings or PYTHONPATH variable (which were set by the 3.7 install) are polluting your sys.path.

This archook module must clean up your sys.path. Neat idea.

To see your sys.path:

import sys
print "\n".join(sys.path)‍‍‍‍

Re: Could you help with importing numpy and arcpy on Pycharm?

TshepoHlako — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 07:51:31 GMT

Will do, thanks Curtis

Re: Could you help with importing numpy and arcpy on Pycharm?

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 11:03:11 GMT

Unless you don't have arcmap installed, the location of the salient registry files may differ