topic Re: Pass SEDF as feature class into arcpy geoprocessing tools in Python Questions

Pass SEDF as feature class into arcpy geoprocessing tools

TylerT — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 17:15:25 GMT

Is there a way to pass a spatially enabled dataframe (SEDF) as a feature class (in or out) into arcpy geoprocessing tools? This would eliminate the need to unnecccearily write to feature classes to to disk.

For example:

in_features = sdf_in out_feature_class = sdf_out arcpy.analysis.Buffer(in_features, out_feature_class, buffer_distance_or_field, {line_side}, {line_end_type}, {dissolve_option}, {dissolve_field}, {method}) -- OR -- target_features = sdf_1 join_features = sdf_2 out_feature_class = sdf_out arcpy.analysis.SpatialJoin(target_features, join_features, out_feature_class, {join_operation}, {join_type}, {field_mapping}, {match_option}, {search_radius}, {distance_field_name})

GeoSeriesAccessor as_arcpy holds some promise, but only accepts a series, so I'm struggling to see how to carry this out.

Thank you,

Tyler

Re: Pass SEDF as feature class into arcpy geoprocessing tools

DanPatterson — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 17:18:19 GMT

no, it needs to be converted you can always delete it later

you can see if there is a workaround using the api directly

API Reference for the ArcGIS API for Python — arcgis 1.9.1 documentation

Re: Pass SEDF as feature class into arcpy geoprocessing tools

TylerT — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 17:48:33 GMT

In the ArcGIS API docs it is difficult to discern what method, if any accepts SEDFs besides GeoAccessor and GeoSeriesAccessor, which I am relatively comfortable with.

Re: Pass SEDF as feature class into arcpy geoprocessing tools

DanPatterson — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 18:03:13 GMT

from your multiple posts, it appears that you are trying to emulate Pro functionality without using Pro tools. Arcpy is limited when used in the python api. the geoprocessing functionality uses either arcpy or shapely and since arcpy's exposure is limited and shapely isn't a replacement for arcpy's capabilities, you are sort of stuck

Re: Pass SEDF as feature class into arcpy geoprocessing tools

TylerT — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 18:51:37 GMT

I'm not necessarily stuck. I can get a lot done with a SEDF, just trying to see where the left and right bounds are.

Re: Pass SEDF as feature class into arcpy geoprocessing tools

DanPatterson — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 21:05:51 GMT

examining the code in

C:\_Your_Install_folder_\bin\Python\envs\arcgispro-py3\Lib\site-packages\arcgis

will give you a good idea how everything is pieced together and what is available and what is not