topic Re: Generate Python script from existing settings? in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/generate-python-script-from-existing-settings/m-p/732150#M56813 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>To edit the symbology and labels? No beyond applying an already created .lyr arcpy doesnt interact with the labeling or symbology engines. You can make a .lyr that contains all the symbols and labels you want and then do arcpy.mapping.UpdateLayer() which will apply the .lyr to a layer object in a dataframe.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:34:29 GMT ChrisMathers 2011-06-08T19:34:29Z Generate Python script from existing settings? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/generate-python-script-from-existing-settings/m-p/732149#M56812 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello!&nbsp; Is there a way to take existing symbology/labeling settings and generate analagous python script?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:11:55 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/generate-python-script-from-existing-settings/m-p/732149#M56812 Anonymous User 2011-06-08T18:11:55Z Re: Generate Python script from existing settings? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/generate-python-script-from-existing-settings/m-p/732150#M56813 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>To edit the symbology and labels? No beyond applying an already created .lyr arcpy doesnt interact with the labeling or symbology engines. You can make a .lyr that contains all the symbols and labels you want and then do arcpy.mapping.UpdateLayer() which will apply the .lyr to a layer object in a dataframe.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:34:29 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/generate-python-script-from-existing-settings/m-p/732150#M56813 ChrisMathers 2011-06-08T19:34:29Z