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Listing open maps only in an ArcGIS Pro project using Python

MattHowe — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 10:27:15 GMT

I'm creating a script to process all layers in an ArcGIS Pro project but would only like it to process maps that the user has open in the current project and not all maps associated with the project.

aprx = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject("CURRENT") maps = aprx.listMaps() for map in maps: layers = map.listLayers() for layer in layers:

If I was looking at data sources for example, the above code would process layers in all maps even if they aren't currently open.

How would I only process layers in open maps only?

Re: Listing open maps only in an ArcGIS Pro project using Python

DanPatterson — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:01:19 GMT

From Map—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

I don't see something that would process only the open maps (eg. isOpen or equivalent).

There is also nothing in the arcgis project class

This would be a good candidate for an Idea

Re: Listing open maps only in an ArcGIS Pro project using Python

JaredPilbeam2 — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 22:22:10 GMT

Have you tried this? I would test it in Pro, but I'm all of a sudden getting Kernel Error, and none of my Notebooks are working... Apparently, It won't work in a stand-alone. You'd have to run it in a Pro Notebook or console.

import arcpy aprx = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject('CURRENT') print(aprx.activeMap)

Taken from: https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/arcpy/mapping/arcgisproject-class.htm

Re: Listing open maps only in an ArcGIS Pro project using Python

Jeff-Reinhart — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:01:45 GMT

I added an Idea for this: https://community.esri.com/t5/python-ideas/arcpy-mp-map-and-layout-isopen/idi-p/1667684