topic Re: What statement would i need to see minx, miny, maxx, maxy in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/what-statement-would-i-need-to-see-minx-miny-maxx/m-p/45226#M3565 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>thanks a lot. i will look at how to implement the getExtent.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 06 Jan 2020 18:44:59 GMT RickHawkins 2020-01-06T18:44:59Z What statement would i need to see minx, miny, maxx, maxy https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/what-statement-would-i-need-to-see-minx-miny-maxx/m-p/45224#M3563 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am trying to find the correct way to find the min and max values of a layer in ArcGIS. There are approx. 80 feeders and i have written a python script to show only 1 feeder at a time for that layer. What statement in python would i use to calculate this?</P><P>Thanks for any help</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 06 Jan 2020 18:13:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/what-statement-would-i-need-to-see-minx-miny-maxx/m-p/45224#M3563 RickHawkins 2020-01-06T18:13:58Z Re: What statement would i need to see minx, miny, maxx, maxy https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/what-statement-would-i-need-to-see-minx-miny-maxx/m-p/45225#M3564 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Since the ArcPy mapping modules are significantly different between ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro, it is always good to specify what product you are using when talking about layers in ArcGIS.&nbsp; Since you tagged it Python 2.7, I will assume you are working with ArcMap.&nbsp; I suggest you take a look at <A class="link-titled" href="https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/analyze/arcpy-mapping/layer-class.htm" title="https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/analyze/arcpy-mapping/layer-class.htm">Layer—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A> if you haven't already.</P><P></P><P>Typically when working with layers, people commonly talk about xmin, xmax, ymin, and ymax in terms of the layer's extent.&nbsp; I would use the getExtent method to return an Extent object and then access the max and min properties from it.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 06 Jan 2020 18:26:23 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/what-statement-would-i-need-to-see-minx-miny-maxx/m-p/45225#M3564 JoshuaBixby 2020-01-06T18:26:23Z Re: What statement would i need to see minx, miny, maxx, maxy https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/what-statement-would-i-need-to-see-minx-miny-maxx/m-p/45226#M3565 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>thanks a lot. i will look at how to implement the getExtent.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 06 Jan 2020 18:44:59 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/what-statement-would-i-need-to-see-minx-miny-maxx/m-p/45226#M3565 RickHawkins 2020-01-06T18:44:59Z