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Create a drop down in python code

WesMiller — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:48:17 GMT

Is it possible to create a drop down in python code? You could in VBA, I don't remember what's terminology.example below.

This code will size and position an element on the map layout. What i would like is for the element type to be a drop down list for the various types.

def sizeposElm(elmName,elmType,elmWidth,elmHeight,elmX,elmY):
    """Element Name, Element Type, Element Width, Element Height, X Position, Y Position"""
    elm = arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, elmType, elmName)[0]
    elm.elementWidth = elmWidth
    elm.elementHeight = elmHeight
    elm.elementPositionX = elmX
    elm.elementPositionY = elmY
    del elm
sizeposElm("legend","DATAFRAME_ELEMENT"
                    "GRAPHIC_ELEMENT"
                    "LEGEND_ELEMENT"
                    "MAPSURROUND_ELEMENT"
                    "PICTURE_ELEMENT"
                    "TEXT_ELEMENT"

Re: Create a drop down in python code

JakeSkinner — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 13:28:48 GMT

Hi Wes,

Take a look at Creating a Python Add-In Combo Box.

Re: Create a drop down in python code

WesMiller — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 13:40:38 GMT

Thanks for your response Jake. I was hoping for something more like code intellesense where i could create the above code and when i got to a known set of values i could just select them while typing in my code verses having to type or copy and paste them in every time.