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Open	Read print() as arcpy.AddMessage() (and vice versa) A continuing source of frustration is writing code as a notebook or py file before transferring it into a toolbox and... by AlfredBaldenweck MVP Regular Contributor in Python Ideas Last Updated Monday 1 6	1	6
Open	Support Tool Attributes in Python Toolboxes ArcGIS Pro 3.4 adds Attributes to the toolbox spec which adds extra options to script tools that were previously limi... by DavidSolari MVP Regular Contributor in Python Ideas Last Updated Thursday 3 1	3	1
Open	Add a trusted toolbox list or a don't ask again button for 3rd party code warning when refreshing a Toolbox. A new feture was recently added to ArcGIS Pro so that when a python toolbox is refreshed it will popup with the Warni... by GISDepartmentMFM Regular Contributor in Python Ideas Last Updated Thursday 6 3	6	3
Open	Add property to table objects determining if they are a view or not Related: How to Determine if the item in geodatabase is a view or not? Related Idea: Catalog: Add view iconThere is n... by AlfredBaldenweck MVP Regular Contributor in Python Ideas Last Updated 05-21-2025 4 1	4	1
Open	Add grpcio to arcgis base python environment grpc is a widely used rpc framework: It enables an important architectural pattern to consume microservices similarly... by PatrickLuchsinger Emerging Contributor in Python Ideas Last Updated 03-25-2025 4 1	4	1
Open	Add @functools.lru_cache decorator to utils.fetchautocomplete Issue DescriptionI have been working on re-writing a lot of the utils module in arcpy, as the code in there is an abs... by HaydenWelch MVP Regular Contributor in Python Ideas Last Updated 02-23-2025 2 0	2	0
Open	Re-Write the arcpy.utils.ArgAdaptor class to use Literal hints on masked args This is basically a drop in replacement for some really inscrutable code in the utils module that's used to translate... by HaydenWelch MVP Regular Contributor in Python Ideas Last Updated 01-17-2025 0 0	0	0
Open	Add an arcpy class with availabes enums of CLSID https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/arcpy/geoprocessing_and_python/parameter-controls.htmIt would be helpful if ... by HildermesJoséMedeirosFilho Occasional Contributor in Python Ideas Last Updated 01-13-2025 4 2	4	2
Open	Support Arcade Expressions in Python I have encountered several circumstances where I was wishing I was able to run arcade expressions directly in a pytho... by ckeener217 Emerging Contributor in Python Ideas Last Updated 11-25-2024 2 0	2	0
Open	Scripting tools (ATBX, PYT): Add Radio Buttons or Likert Scale When creating tools, I often have different behavior in execution, based on what is essentially a toggle: If the valu... by AlfredBaldenweck MVP Regular Contributor in Python Ideas Last Updated 3 weeks ago 3 5	3	5
Open	Add custom or pre-defined informational note at the top of a Custom Tool I would like to be able to add informational notes at the top of custom tools, either with Python or the Toolbox GUI,... by Clubdebambos MVP Regular Contributor in Python Ideas Last Updated 01-03-2025 4 2	4	2
Open	A CheckAvailableExtensions() function to return a list of extensions available for the user At the moment all we have is the CheckExtension() function that requires you to use the extension code as a parameter... by Clubdebambos MVP Regular Contributor in Python Ideas Last Updated 09-12-2024 1 0	1	0
Open	arcpy.List[Type] functions: Let us feed it a workspace instead of having to switch the environment The workspace environment must be set before using several of the list functions, including ListDatasets, ListFeature... by AlfredBaldenweck MVP Regular Contributor in Python Ideas Last Updated 02-25-2025 5 9	5	9
Open	Expand ToolValidator object class for versatility in parameter access When creating/altering a custom geoprocessing tool, managing parameters in the ToolValidator object can be unwieldy, ... by StanNielson Occasional Contributor in Python Ideas Last Updated 08-29-2024 2 2	2	2
Open	Arcpy in the cloud In our workflows we often wish to run arcpy script in the cloud. Currently this is only possible by either installing... by TjibbeWubbels Regular Contributor in Python Ideas Last Updated 07-23-2024 6 2	6	2