How to make python calls to arcgis.gis and pandas work outside jupyter?

[AllenGuan2]

My python scripts that call ArcGIS.gis and pandas module work fine in jupyter notebook. But failed when running as a standalone py file.  I used the same commands (see below) to setup the environment before launching jupyter notebook or the py file. Anything I missed for running the py file standalone?

set PATH=C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\envs\arcgispro-py3;C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\Scripts;C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\envs\arcgispro-py3\Scripts;%PATH%
set PYTHONPATH=C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\envs\arcgispro-py3\Lib\site-packages;%PYTHONPATH%

[JeffBigos]

Hi Alan,

From what I see above you are looking to access the api from the python environment installed with pro.

Take a look at the following help topic, it will outline the different ways you can access and run a stand alone script from that environment:

Run stand-alone scripts—ArcPy Get Started | ArcGIS Desktop 

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks, 

Jeff

[JoshuaBixby]

Allen, is this question related to your other one from today:  https://community.esri.com/thread/218173-error-in-importing-arcgisgis-module 

[AllenGuan2]

Yes it was related, but I am asking for a more general question.

[AllenGuan2]

Ok, don't know why, but if I replace my python script call in the bat file

BHP_AGOL_API_module_tests.py

with

"C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\envs\arcgispro-py3\python.exe" BHP_AGOL_API_module_tests.py

Then everything works fine, both arcgis.gis and pandas.

[DanPatterson_Retired]

That is the version of python that is associated with the anaconda distribution, hence it is the one that you should be using for Pro and ArcGIS work

[AllenGuan2]

But I thought my path setting should have taken care of it.

[DanPatterson_Retired]

Allen, it is just easier to create desktop shortcuts to your python IDE (example uses spyder), Jupyter Notebook and IPython and the proenv.bat file.... see this for examples

/blogs/dan_patterson/2017/07/01/arcgis-pro-2-creating-desktop-shortcuts 

and one specifically for Jupyter

/blogs/dan_patterson/2017/07/09/arcgis-pro-2-jupyter-notebook-setup-basics