topic Re: Geoprocessing modules/tools/functions reference listing in Geoprocessing Questions

Geoprocessing modules/tools/functions reference listing

TomTaranto — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 05:28:51 GMT

I have enjoyed using the Geoprocessing Commands Quick Reference Guide to help me overcome the complexity (and richness) of ArcGIS 9.3 in the past.

Is their a similar Reference Guide available to help the novice ArcGIS modeller to select relevent python modules/tools/functions/classes?

thanx
Tom

Re: Geoprocessing modules/tools/functions reference listing

DanPatterson_Retired — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 12:14:16 GMT

I would concentrate on the online help as a start
http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html?TopicName=welcome#/What_is_geoprocessing/002s00000001000000/
since it is updated as changes occur

Re: Geoprocessing modules/tools/functions reference listing

DavidWynne — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 20:31:39 GMT

I have enjoyed using the Geoprocessing Commands Quick Reference Guide to help me overcome the complexity (and richness) of ArcGIS 9.3 in the past.

Is their a similar Reference Guide available to help the novice ArcGIS modeller to select relevent python modules/tools/functions/classes?

thanx
Tom

Hi Tom,
Its not exactly like the tool reference guide, but have a look at pydoc in Python. You can open that from Python with these 2 lines.

import pydoc
pydoc.gui()

From the small pydoc dialog, click open browser, and click on arcpy (package). The first page will give you a list of arcpy functions, and you can navigate with a click to other modules (like the mapping module) with an additional click.

Re: Geoprocessing modules/tools/functions reference listing

DanPatterson_Retired — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:35:01 GMT

Nice!...never used it, but it is better than
>>> import arcpy
>>> help(arcpy)
>>> dir(arcpy)

Re: Geoprocessing modules/tools/functions reference listing

TomTaranto — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:31:43 GMT

That looks great. Thankyou David.

Re: Geoprocessing modules/tools/functions reference listing

TedCronin — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:40:46 GMT

Or just click Module Docs from the Start Menu... to get at the same functionality, and yes visually not as good as the OMD, but in content, 1000x better than the OMD:)

Re: Geoprocessing modules/tools/functions reference listing

PonLertsakdadet — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:36:31 GMT

Thanks rdg129

Re: Geoprocessing modules/tools/functions reference listing

LouisOrtiz — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:53:57 GMT

Thanks rdg129