Python command to open table

[SiyangTeo]

I have a model that runs a data check with an output table listing the number errors it found. I am wondering if I can complete the the model with a python statement that calls it to open the table.

I know I can just right click and open the attribute table in ArcMap, but I just thought it will be cool to have a really complete model from start to end.

I am using 10.2.2.

Thanks!

[JamesCrandall]

I don't believe arcpy.mapping provides this capability.

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=arcpy.mapping+open+table

[SiyangTeo]

Thanks James, for pointing out to this module. I still have an elementary knowledge of Python usage so this is helpful.

[BillDaigle · Accepted solution]

Does it need to open it in ArcMap?  Depending on the format of the table, you open it to another program...

from subprocess import Popen
Popen(pathToOutputTable, shell=True)

[SiyangTeo]

Great, it works!

Thanks Bill.

[JamesCrandall]

This opens an attribute table in ArcGIS?

[DanPatterson_Retired]

Not in arcmap...but you can open arcmap...soooo if you coincidently had a project with a table open AND you ran that it would open the project that you direct it to.  You can open any-ish file IF it has a pre-designated file association...you don't need to know the path to the *.exe.  Give it a whirl...limited use and be careful on how you use it with reading the documentation at the python site

[SiyangTeo]

What I did was to changed my model to output as a shapefile instead of a feature class, and then use that function to open the .dbf table in Excel.

[JamesCrandall]

I read your OP that you were asking how to open an attribute table in ArcGIS but I can see how you simply used that as an example ("right-click to open the table in ArcMap").

There are a number of options.  One is to convert your table to a numpy array with arcpy.da.TableToNumPyArray() and then save the numpy array to a .csv file.  I'd prefer this option over working with .dbf's.  Then issue Bills approach to open that file directly.

ArcGIS Help 10.1

[BillDaigle]

I usually work with csv's as well.  No reason to create a shape file if you don't need to.