Create a new map in ArcGIS Pro with arcpy
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08-11-2017 12:57 PM
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This is the kind of process that would be nice to be able to automate:
it's not much to look it but:
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
make aprx file, 'add' some maps to it:
#comtypes:
#one of the following installed libraries are required:
#C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.7\com
#or
#C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Server\com
"""
import arcpy
import tempfile
import os
import shutil
from shutil import make_archive
out_dir = os.environ["USERPROFILE"] + os.sep + "Desktop"
aprx_name_maps_in_pro = "aprx_with_maps"
## new empty map names:
map_list = ["map1", "map2", "map3"]
#from an empty project (may be able to minimize these items even futher
# but this does what i need.
cimdoc = """<CIMDocumentInfo xsi:type='typens:CIMDocumentInfo' xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'
xmlns:xs='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:typens='http://www.esri.com/schemas/ArcGIS/2.4.0'>
<Version>2.4.0</Version><Build>19948</Build><DocumentTitle>New</DocumentTitle><SavePreview>false</SavePreview>
<UseRelativePath>true</UseRelativePath><Antialiasing>esriBGLAntialiasingNone</Antialiasing>
<TextAntialiasing>esriBGLTextAAliasForce</TextAntialiasing></CIMDocumentInfo>"""
#from an empty project
gisproj = """<CIMGISProject xsi:type="typens:CIMGISProject" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:typens="http://www.esri.com/schemas/ArcGIS/2.4.0"></CIMGISProject>"""
#from an empty project rb in python 3.
EMPTY_PROJECT_BYTES = b'\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00'
def installComTypes():
"""
install comtypes in virtaul env at runtime, why not.
"""
install_com_types_string = """import subprocess
import sys
def install(package):
subprocess.call([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", package])
install('comtypes')
"""
insall_scrpit_name = "install_comtypes"
install_file = insall_scrpit_name + ".py"
if os.path.exists(install_file):
os.remove(install_file)
with open(install_file, "w") as w_install:
w_install.write(install_com_types_string)
import install_comtypes
#or not
#hack number 1
installComTypes()
import comtypes
def CreateMXD(path):
GetModule('esriCarto.olb')
import comtypes.gen.esriCarto as esriCarto
#print("dir esriCarto:")
#print(dir(esriCarto))
pMapDocument = CreateObject(esriCarto.MapDocument, esriCarto.IMapDocument)
pMapDocument.New(path)
#print("dir pMapDocument:")
#print(dir(pMapDocument))
#print("dir pMapDocument.map:")
#print(dir(pMapDocument.Map))
pMapDocument.Save() #probably not required...
def GetLibPath():
""" Get the ArcObjects library path
It would be nice to just load the module directly instead of needing the path,
they are registered after all... But I just don't know enough about COM to do this
"""
thisCompath=os.path.join(arcpy.GetInstallInfo()['InstallDir'],'com')
desktopCompath = r"C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.7\com"
serverCompath = r"C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Server\com"
if os.path.exists(thisCompath):
return thisCompath
elif os.path.exists(desktopCompath):
return desktopCompath
elif os.path.exists(serverCompath):
return serverCompath
else:
raise Exception("#must use desktop or server com libriary (or copy the com folder to a known location")
def GetModule(sModuleName):
""" Generate (if not already done) wrappers for COM modules
"""
from comtypes.client import GetModule
sLibPath = GetLibPath()
GetModule(os.path.join(sLibPath,sModuleName))
def CreateObject(COMClass, COMInterface):
""" Creates a new comtypes POINTER object where
COMClass is the class to be instantiated,
COMInterface is the interface to be assigned
"""
ptr = comtypes.client.CreateObject(COMClass, interface=COMInterface)
return ptr
def create_binary_file(_bytes, file_path):
"""
Create an 'empty' project file
"""
with open(file_path, 'wb') as fh:
fh.write(_bytes)
def create_xml_file(xml_string, file_path):
"""
create an xml file with string of input
"""
with open(file_path, "w") as xml:
xml.write(xml_string)
#temporary workspace (emptied at end)
tempDir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
#write xml to documentinfo.xml
create_xml_file(cimdoc, os.path.join(tempDir, "DocumentInfo.xml"))
#write xml to gisproject.xml
create_xml_file(gisproj, os.path.join(tempDir, "GISProject.xml"))
#hack number 2 write binary data to 007Index.ind
create_binary_file(EMPTY_PROJECT_BYTES, os.path.join(tempDir, "007Index.ind"))
#template pro map name
empty_pro_map = "aprx_empty"
#list of required files for creating aprx file
files = ["007Index.ind","GISProject.xml", "DocumentInfo.xml"]
#zip the files one at a time
for f in files:
shutil.make_archive(os.path.join(out_dir, empty_pro_map), "zip", tempDir)
#empty ArcGISProject
new_aprx_path = os.path.join(out_dir, empty_pro_map) + ".aprx"
#rename the .zip file to .aprx
os.rename(os.path.join(out_dir, empty_pro_map + ".zip"), new_aprx_path)
# everything below here requires python 3 arcpy
# you could split this code here.
# load aprx
aprx = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject(new_aprx_path)
for m in map_list:
map_path = os.path.join(tempDir, m + ".mxd")
if os.path.exists(map_path):os.unlink(map_path)
#hack number 3
CreateMXD(map_path)
existing_maps = aprx.listMaps()
aprx.importDocument(map_path)
existing_maps_now = aprx.listMaps()
for ma in existing_maps_now:
if ma not in existing_maps:
ma.name = m
#output
aprx.saveACopy(os.path.join(out_dir, aprx_name_maps_in_pro + ".aprx"))
#clear temp files (comment the next line out if you want to review the temp files)
shutil.rmtree(tempDir)
print(tempDir)
save as:
<%path%>\add_maps_to_new_aprx.py
run it like:
C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\Scripts>propy.bat <%path%>add_maps_to_new_aprx.py
the associated toolboxes and geodatabases are created on initial launch, but you could set those if you want.
