C:\........\bin\Python\envs\arcgispro-py3\Lib\site-packages\arcgis
Having Notepad++ or similar text editor open can also be your friend since documentation within the scripts is sparse there and import and dependencies are often private methods. After a while you find out that things eventually lead back to Pro toolbox calls, stuff in arcgisscripting or numpy/pandas. For a lot of functionality, the Pro help files are applicable.
A handy tool if supported by your ide is to examine the code directly for whatever class/method you are interested in.
Here is an example using Spyder... line 1 the import ... line 3 the ?? marks to pull up the code for arcgis.gis.Layer
It just saves you navigating through the trail as to where the class is actually implemented.
import arcgis
arcgis.gis.Layer??
Init signature: arcgis.gis.Layer(url, gis=None)
Source:
class Layer(_GISResource):
"""
The layer is a primary concept for working with data in a GIS.
Users create, import, export, analyze, edit, and visualize layers.
Layers can be added to and visualized using maps. They act as inputs to and outputs from analysis tools.
Layers are created by publishing data to a GIS, and are exposed as a broader resource (Item) in the
GIS. Layer objects can be obtained through the layers attribute on layer Items in the GIS.
"""
def __init__(self, url, gis=None):
super(Layer, self).__init__(url, gis)
self.filter = None
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