Python Scripting for ArcGIS-Python Books For Gis-Giscast

What is Python

Python is a programming language that is both simple and powerful. For those who have struggled with learning programming languages in the past, this may come as a pleasant surprise. This chapter describes some of the main features of Python and its use as a programming language to write scripts for ArcGIS.
 The logic and structure of this book and the accompanying online exercises are described, followed by some examples of how Python is used. The final part of this chapter introduces Python editors that make it easier to write and organize your code.

Python Features

Python has a number of features that make it the programming language of choice for working with ArcGIS. Among them: It’s simple and easy to learn: Python is easy to learn compared with other highly structured programming languages like C++ or Visual Basic. The syntax is simple, which gives you more time to focus on solving problems rather than having to learn the language itself. It’s free and open source:
 Python is free and open source software ( FOSS ). You can freely distribute copies of the software, read the source code, make changes to it, and use pieces of it in new free programs. One of the reasons Python works so well is that it has been created, and is constantly being improved, by an active and dedicated user community.
The FOSS nature of Python makes it possible for Esri to distribute Python with ArcGIS software. It’s cross platform: Python is supported on different platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, and many others. Python programs can work on any of these platforms with minimal change or sometimes no change at all. Since the ArcGIS for Desktop application runs only on Windows

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