https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/to-join-shapefiles-with-python-code/m-p/1005304#M59146 <P>what do you mean by combine or join? i.e. are you merging shapefiles, joining by attributes, joining by location (spatial join)?</P> Sat, 28 Nov 2020 15:52:46 GMT DavidPike 2020-11-28T15:52:46Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/to-join-shapefiles-with-python-code/m-p/1005301#M59144 <P>Hi,</P><P>Combining data in Arcgis can take a long time. Is there an easier way to do this with python code?</P><P>Thanks in advance</P> Sat, 28 Nov 2020 15:37:57 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/to-join-shapefiles-with-python-code/m-p/1005301#M59144 SevincTaghiyeva 2020-11-28T15:37:57Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/to-join-shapefiles-with-python-code/m-p/1005304#M59146 <P>what do you mean by combine or join? i.e. are you merging shapefiles, joining by attributes, joining by location (spatial join)?</P> Sat, 28 Nov 2020 15:52:46 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/to-join-shapefiles-with-python-code/m-p/1005304#M59146 DavidPike 2020-11-28T15:52:46Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/to-join-shapefiles-with-python-code/m-p/1005305#M59147 <P>yes merging shapefiles, joining by attributes</P> Sat, 28 Nov 2020 15:55:03 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/to-join-shapefiles-with-python-code/m-p/1005305#M59147 SevincTaghiyeva 2020-11-28T15:55:03Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/to-join-shapefiles-with-python-code/m-p/1005310#M59151 <P>Use the tools in arctoolbox.&nbsp; "python code" effectively accesses the same code-base as the tools do and would provide no speed advantages.</P><P>You can examine the code snippets associated with the tools in the help files for both arcmap and arcgis pro.</P><P>For example</P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/data-management/join-field.htm" target="_blank">Join Field (Data Management)—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A></P><P>scroll to the bottom... no hidden python magic, just a call to the tool itself after the parameters are defined.</P> Sat, 28 Nov 2020 16:23:46 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/to-join-shapefiles-with-python-code/m-p/1005310#M59151 DanPatterson 2020-11-28T16:23:46Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/to-join-shapefiles-with-python-code/m-p/1005315#M59153 <P>thanks</P> Sat, 28 Nov 2020 16:31:55 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/to-join-shapefiles-with-python-code/m-p/1005315#M59153 SevincTaghiyeva 2020-11-28T16:31:55Z