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Python for ArcGIS Pro
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Python for ArcGIS Pro

by Silas Toms, William Parker
April 2022
Intermediate to advanced
586 pages
12h 37m
English
Packt Publishing
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ArcToolbox Script Tools

This chapter will show you the process of turning a Python script into a script tool. You can take standalone scripts or Notebooks that you have written and turn them into script tools. Script tools can be run as standalone tools or integrated into models. They have a dialog box that looks like ArcGIS tools and contains the parameters for the tool. The parameters in the dialog box can be set to accept only certain data types, with a dropdown list of acceptable parameters to choose from and other ways to assist the user with the tool. This control over how the user interacts with the tool can reduce errors. Creating script tools is a great way to share your scripts, as it allows non-Python users in your organization ...

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