Geoprocessing in the runtime provides you with a framework for answering your GIS questions. The API works with geoprocessing though geoprocessing service tasks. These tasks are either hosted online, through an ArcGIS Server, or can be hosted locally, by providing the local server with a runtime enabled geoprocessing package (GPK).
Geoprocessing services can host one or more tasks, which come from a tool, script, or model, authored in ArcGIS for Desktop and then published to ArcGIS for Server or packaged as a geoprocessing package
Not all geoprocessing tools or functionality are supported in the runtime local server. Please see the supported geoprocessing tools list.
Python scripts
Python is an open-source, general-purpose programming language used as a scripting language in ArcGIS geoprocessing. Python scripts can be shared for use with the runtime as geoprocessing packages. Scripts can be turned into script tools, and then packaged into a geoprocessing package. The ArcGIS Runtime contains its own imbedded Python
Hello,
To Run or use Arcpy in Geoprocessing you require library files and valid licence levels to perform/execute set of operation.
Using tools in Python—Geoprocessing and Python | ArcGIS for Desktop
A quick tour of creating tools with Python—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop
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Hi,
You can use the ArcGIS Runtime LocalServer to execute Python scripts - see the following articles for more info:
Work with local services—ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET | ArcGIS for Developers
What is a geoprocessing package?—Sharing geoprocessing workflows | ArcGIS for Desktop
Those articles relate to the current ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET (ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .Net | ArcGIS for Developers )
Regarding ArcGIS Runtime SDK for WPF: On July 1, 2016, ArcGIS Runtime SDK for WPF entered the retired phase of its product life cycle. There will be no further updates to the product or its documentation. We recommend you explore WPF solutions based on the ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET. See this blog post for information on transitioning to the ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET.
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Mike