October 2017
Intermediate to advanced
382 pages
11h 26m
English
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Getting set up to use the API
There are several ways to use the ArcGIS API for Python, either through an interactive live Sandbox or by installing it in your environment in one of several ways. Let's discuss a few of the more common installation methods.
The ArcGIS API for Python has no Esri software dependencies (such as is the case with arcpy, where you must have Desktop or ArcGIS Server installed), so it can be installed on Windows, macOS, or Linux.