topic Re: Arcpy without ArcGIS? in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcpy-without-arcgis/m-p/256356#M19716 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>arcgis needs to be installed in order for arcpy functionality to be accessed</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sun, 29 Apr 2012 10:14:16 GMT DanPatterson_Retired 2012-04-29T10:14:16Z Arcpy without ArcGIS? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcpy-without-arcgis/m-p/256355#M19715 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I want to do some Python and arcpy scripting when I only have my netbook.&nbsp; Not enough RAM to run ArcGIS.&nbsp; But I have Python 2.7 installed, and I can access local copies of the file geodatabase that I'm using for my project inputs.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Can I simply copy the arcpy library to my netbook file system, then write and run Python and arcpy routines that process the featureclasses?&nbsp; Or, is arcpy ultimately reaching out to ArcObjects or COM or whatever is at the heart of ArcGIS?&nbsp; So that I have to have ArcGIS installed also?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks,</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:48:22 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcpy-without-arcgis/m-p/256355#M19715 DonBarker 2012-04-28T19:48:22Z Re: Arcpy without ArcGIS? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcpy-without-arcgis/m-p/256356#M19716 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>arcgis needs to be installed in order for arcpy functionality to be accessed</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sun, 29 Apr 2012 10:14:16 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcpy-without-arcgis/m-p/256356#M19716 DanPatterson_Retired 2012-04-29T10:14:16Z