Chapter 5. Executing Geoprocessing Tools from Scripts
In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:
- Finding geoprocessing tools
- Retrieving a toolbox alias
- Executing geoprocessing tools from a script
- Using the output of a tool as an input to another tool
Introduction
ArcGIS for Desktop contains over 800 geoprocessing tools, which can be used in your Python scripts. Using geoprocessing tools from your Pythons scripts enables you to execute complex workflows and perform batch geoprocessing tasks. In this chapter, you will learn how to use these tools in your scripts. Each tool has unique characteristics. The syntax to execute each will differ depending upon the type of input required to successfully execute the tool. We'll examine how you can determine ...
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