Latest Contributions by Kara_Shindle

Working on a script to generate a series of property record card PDFs from a map series using multiprocessing.  Learned about multiprocessing in an Advanced Python class and thought it could be used to help with this project.  Has to be run nightly on approx. 3,300 parcels, but is taking 12+ hours due to slowing drastically as it runs.  Memory also increases, but have not been able to locate memory leak (newer to Python) and Spyder locking up.  Written using PyScripter and Python 3.6.12 .  Ideally, would be able to be run once a year to generate two PDFs for each of 75,000 parcels. Developing on a laptop with Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6820HQ CPU @ 2.70GHz 2.70 GHz processor and  32 GB RAM / 8 cpu. Below is the function.  It also has to look for building sketches and attach them to the resulting card if they exist. The Parcel identifier is fed into the map series, generates 3 pages, and then looks for building sketches.   Looking for any guidance, function and main script attached as zip file.   Here is the function:   import os, sys import arcpy arcpy.env.overwriteOutput = True def worker(mxdPath, outFolder, name): """ This is the function that gets called and does the work of exporting the DDP for the UPI specified. Note that this function does not try to write to arcpy.AddMessage() as nothing is ever displayed. If the cexport succeeds then it returns TRUE else FALSE. """ try: mxdFile = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject(mxdPath) cleanName = name.replace("/", "_") finalPDF = os.path.join(outFolder, cleanName + ".pdf") l = mxdFile.listLayouts("Page_1")[0] if not l.mapSeries is None: ms = l.mapSeries if ms.enabled: ms.currentPageNumber = ms.getPageNumberFromName(name) file1 = os.path.join(outFolder, cleanName) ms.exportToPDF(file1, "CURRENT", resolution=300) ms.refresh() pdfDoc = arcpy.mp.PDFDocumentOpen(finalPDF) l = mxdFile.listLayouts("Page_2")[0] if not l.mapSeries is None: ms = l.mapSeries if ms.enabled: ms.currentPageNumber = ms.getPageNumberFromName(name) pageTwo = cleanName + "t2" file2 = os.path.join(outFolder, pageTwo + ".pdf") ms.exportToPDF(file2, "CURRENT", resolution=300) pdfDoc.appendPages(file2) os.remove(file2) #ms.refresh() try: resSketch = ms.pageRow.SKETCH if os.path.exists(resSketch): l = mxdFile.listLayouts("Page_3")[0] if not l.mapSeries is None: ms = l.mapSeries if ms.enabled: ms.currentPageNumber = ms.getPageNumberFromName(name) pageThree = cleanName + "t3" file3 = os.path.join(outFolder, pageThree + ".pdf") ms.exportToPDF(file3, "CURRENT", resolution=300) pdfDoc.appendPages(file3) os.remove(file3) del file3, resSketch except: pass try: #Checks for existence of Sketch PDF & appends it to new PDF commSketch = ms.pageRow.COMMERCIAL_SKETCH pdfDoc.appendPages(commSketch) except: pass pdfDoc.saveAndClose() del pdfDoc, file1, file2, mxdPath, resSketch del mxdFile return True except arcpy.ExecuteError: # Geoprocessor threw an error arcpy.AddError(arcpy.GetMessages(2)) print("Execute Error:", arcpy.ExecuteError) except Exception as e: tb = sys.exc_info()[2] print("Failed at Line %i \n" % tb.tb_lineno) print("Error: {} \n".format(e)) return False     ... View more

So I have a script that is supposed to update tile caches on the server, and it is putting out messages that it is completing successfully.  However, this tool is completing in less then 10 seconds for two different service caches.  Running the tool manually is around 10 minutes or more for one of these, as the tiles are updating based on an AOI with hundreds of polygons.     My server is old and slated for upgrade, and we routinely have to restart it as it's hanging onto old cache tiles.  I don't think the python cache update is working, but again it is difficult to tell due to the server hanging onto old tiles.  My Spidey senses are tingling - the script really shouldn't take less then 10 seconds, should it?   Edit:  I just converted this to Python 3, it worked perfectly in 2.7 and took about 12 minutes. ... View more