topic Python script to calculate the area (!shape.area!), in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-script-to-calculate-the-area-shape-area/m-p/46717#M3749 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Python script to calculate the area (!shape.area!),</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I wanted to calculate the are in a particular field. I used the script shown in the screenshot below (!shape.area!):</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>[ATTACH=CONFIG]34143[/ATTACH]</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The ArcGIS quits.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>What might be the issue here?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>What could be the proper syntax?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thank you</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Best</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Jamal</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 28 May 2014 19:40:17 GMT JamalNUMAN 2014-05-28T19:40:17Z Python script to calculate the area (!shape.area!), https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-script-to-calculate-the-area-shape-area/m-p/46717#M3749 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Python script to calculate the area (!shape.area!),</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I wanted to calculate the are in a particular field. I used the script shown in the screenshot below (!shape.area!):</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>[ATTACH=CONFIG]34143[/ATTACH]</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The ArcGIS quits.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>What might be the issue here?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>What could be the proper syntax?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thank you</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Best</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Jamal</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 28 May 2014 19:40:17 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-script-to-calculate-the-area-shape-area/m-p/46717#M3749 JamalNUMAN 2014-05-28T19:40:17Z Re: Python script to calculate the area (!shape.area!), https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-script-to-calculate-the-area-shape-area/m-p/46718#M3750 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>You're very close, the correct syntax is this:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="plain" name="code">!Shape!.area</PRE><DIV style="display:none;"> </DIV><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If you're in a Projected Coordinate System, you can also use the "Calculate Geometry" option to get area as well.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 28 May 2014 21:43:44 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-script-to-calculate-the-area-shape-area/m-p/46718#M3750 MattEiben 2014-05-28T21:43:44Z Re: Python script to calculate the area (!shape.area!), https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-script-to-calculate-the-area-shape-area/m-p/46719#M3751 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">You're very close, the correct syntax is this:<BR /><BR /><PRE __default_attr="plain" __jive_macro_name="code" class="jive_macro_code jive_text_macro">!Shape!.area</PRE><BR /><BR />If you're in a Projected Coordinate System, you can also use the "Calculate Geometry" option to get area as well.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Thank you very much Matt. It works fine</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>[ATTACH=CONFIG]34184[/ATTACH]</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Best</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Jamal</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 May 2014 18:25:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-script-to-calculate-the-area-shape-area/m-p/46719#M3751 JamalNUMAN 2014-05-29T18:25:21Z Re: Python script to calculate the area (!shape.area!), https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-script-to-calculate-the-area-shape-area/m-p/46720#M3752 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Just to throw my ten cents worth in I use the following code: round(!shape.area@hectares!,1)</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 28 Aug 2015 03:39:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-script-to-calculate-the-area-shape-area/m-p/46720#M3752 RoryBennison 2015-08-28T03:39:41Z