topic Re: How to enable Background Processing in python idle outside of Arcmap in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-enable-background-processing-in-python-idle/m-p/153746#M11882 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you are looking to run your Python script outside of an ArcGIS for Desktop session using the 64-bit geoprocessing installation, you simply need to <A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//002100000040000000">run your script in 64-bit Python</A>.</P><P></P><P>If you are trying to run your Python script without a visible window, simply change the file extension of your script from .py to .pyw. Double-clicking on a pyw file runs the script without a visible shell/command-prompt window.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 27 Nov 2014 13:41:41 GMT DavidBlanchard 2014-11-27T13:41:41Z How to enable Background Processing in python idle outside of Arcmap https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-enable-background-processing-in-python-idle/m-p/153745#M11881 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P>I know from arcmap under geoprocessing options you can enable background processing.&nbsp; Does anyone knoe how to do that with python idle by using python code?</P><P style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P><A href="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/9127_pastedImage_0.png"><IMG class="image-1 jive-image" height="669" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/9127_pastedImage_0.png" style="max- max-width:506px;" width="506" /></A></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:07:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-enable-background-processing-in-python-idle/m-p/153745#M11881 NaimeCelik 2014-09-11T13:07:04Z Re: How to enable Background Processing in python idle outside of Arcmap https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-enable-background-processing-in-python-idle/m-p/153746#M11882 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you are looking to run your Python script outside of an ArcGIS for Desktop session using the 64-bit geoprocessing installation, you simply need to <A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//002100000040000000">run your script in 64-bit Python</A>.</P><P></P><P>If you are trying to run your Python script without a visible window, simply change the file extension of your script from .py to .pyw. Double-clicking on a pyw file runs the script without a visible shell/command-prompt window.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 27 Nov 2014 13:41:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-enable-background-processing-in-python-idle/m-p/153746#M11882 DavidBlanchard 2014-11-27T13:41:41Z Re: How to enable Background Processing in python idle outside of Arcmap https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-enable-background-processing-in-python-idle/m-p/153747#M11883 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Replying to this old thread.</P><P></P><P>Does checking the box Enable for Background Geeporcessing have ArcMap use pythonw.exe instead of python.exe behind the scenes?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 05 Mar 2019 16:08:25 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-enable-background-processing-in-python-idle/m-p/153747#M11883 MichaelVolz 2019-03-05T16:08:25Z