Using the ArcGIS Python window
In this recipe, you'll learn how to use the ArcGIS Python window. In the last section, you learned how to use the IDLE development environment for Python, so this section will give you an alternative to write your geoprocessing scripts. Either development environment can be used, but it is common for people to start writing scripts with the ArcGIS for Desktop Python window and then move on to IDLE or another development environment when scripts become more complex.
The ArcGIS Python window
The ArcGIS Python window is an embedded, interactive Python window in ArcGIS for Desktop 10.x. It is newer and ideal for testing small blocks of code, learning Python basics, building quick and easy workflows, and executing geoprocessing ...
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