{"id":5786,"date":"2018-07-26T01:25:12","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T23:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/?p=5786"},"modified":"2018-10-17T12:59:32","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T10:59:32","slug":"getting-started-with-arcgis-python-export-an-mxd-in-pdf-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/index.php\/en\/getting-started-with-arcgis-python-export-an-mxd-in-pdf-format\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting started with ArcGis Python: Export an mxd in pdf format"},"content":{"rendered":"

Getting started\u00a0with Python on ArcGIS\u00a0is\u00a0easier\u00a0than you can think. It\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0required\u00a0to\u00a0master\u00a0Python to\u00a0perform a basic use\u00a0in\u00a0our\u00a0work since ArcGIS and ESRI\u00a0offer\u00a0a\u00a0complete and plenty of code examples. Reading the following Mapping Gis article (\u00a0http:\/\/mappinggis.com\/2015\/10\/exportar-un-mxd-a-pdf-con-python\/<\/a>\u00a0) has\u00a0largely\u00a0inspired\u00a0what\u00a0follows.
\nTherefore we\u00a0will\u00a0discuss\u00a0how to\u00a0generate\u00a0a\u00a0pdf\u00a0file\u00a0based on the map of an\u00a0ArcGis\u00a0project\u00a0(.mxd),without\u00a0opening\u00a0the\u00a0project\u00a0.\u00a0Let\u2019s suppose\u00a0this\u00a0document\u00a0has to be updated according to frequent updates of the data.<\/p>\n

We invite you\u00a0to read\u00a0the following article\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ArcGis\u00a0and\u00a0Python: before\u00a0taking the first steps<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0in\u00a0more detail\u00a0the\u00a0different\u00a0options to\u00a0run\u00a0our\u00a0process\u00a0with a Python code.
\nHere we will discuss\u00a0three options: with the\u00a0command\u00a0window,\u00a0with the\u00a0ArcGis Python\u00a0console\u00a0and\u00a0with the Python console of\u00a0another\u00a0IDE.
\nLet\u2019s proceed\u00a0in\u00a0order.\u00a0First\u00a0we\u00a0must\u00a0find\u00a0the Python code that\u00a0interests\u00a0us.<\/p>\n

Searching the Python code<\/strong>\u00a0with ArcGIS help<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Go\u00a0to\u00a0the address\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/desktop.arcgis.com\/fr\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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In\u00a0the\u00a0search\u00a0field\u00a0type\u00a0the keywords:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0mxd<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0to pdf<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0arcpy<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In\u00a0the\u00a0search result\u00a0you\u00a0find\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ExportToPDF<\/strong>\u00a0-Help |<\/strong>\u00a0ArcGIS for Desktop\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

By\u00a0clicking\u00a0this\u00a0link\u00a0you\u00a0will find\u00a0the\u00a0help\u00a0page\u00a0for the code we are\u00a0interested in\u00a0:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/desktop.arcgis.com\/fr\/desktop\/latest\/analyze\/arcpy-mapping\/exporttopdf.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

You\u00a0find,\u00a0in\u00a0particular\u00a0,\u00a0two fundamental subsections\u00a0:<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Python\u00a0syntax\u00a0of the\u00a0command<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

And\u00a0code\u00a0examples<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

For\u00a0this\u00a0example\u00a0you\u00a0can\u00a0immediately\u00a0see\u00a0that\u00a0all\u00a0that\u2019s needed\u00a0to\u00a0execute\u00a0the\u00a0command\u00a0is\u00a0the name of the\u00a0mxd\u00a0and the name of\u00a0the\u00a0pdf\u00a0file\u00a0to\u00a0produce.<\/p>\n

Execution using\u00a0the<\/strong>\u00a0command<\/strong>\u00a0line<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s use as example\u00a0a\u00a0simple map with the\u00a0campsites\u00a0open\u00a0to the public as\u00a0of today.\u00a0The\u00a0layer\u00a0campsite\u00a0is\u00a0kept up to date by\u00a0another\u00a0process.\u00a0What we\u00a0want\u00a0is\u00a0to\u00a0produce\u00a0the pdf of the present day.\u00a0Here is\u00a0the\u00a0 layout\u00a0window of the mxd\u00a0document:<\/p>\n

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 <\/p>\n

To\u00a0execute\u00a0the\u00a0command, we\u00a0open\u00a0a\u00a0command\u00a0prompt\u00a0window:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

You\u00a0launch\u00a0Python\u00a0by simply\u00a0typing\u00a0 python\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

the\u00a0three angle brackets (>>>)\u00a0indicate\u00a0that\u00a0you\u00a0can\u00a0enter\u00a0your\u00a0Python\u00a0command\u00a0.<\/p>\n

The first\u00a0order\u00a0is\u00a0to load\u00a0in\u00a0Python the ArcGis functions.\u00a0Type<\/p>\n

import<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0arcpy\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

This is all you have to do to be\u00a0able to\u00a0run\u00a0our\u00a0command\u00a0that\u00a0will\u00a0generate\u00a0our\u00a0pdf\u00a0file\u00a0from\u00a0the mxd.\u00a0Afterwards, we enter the\u00a0order\u00a0:<\/p>\n

mxd<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0=<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0arcpy.mapping.MapDocument<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(r<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0C: \\ Quimper \\<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0geocoding.mxd<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00ab\u00a0)<\/em><\/strong>
\narcpy.mapping.ExportToPDF<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0mxd, r<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00ab\u00a0C: \\ Quimper \\ Campings.pdf<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00ab\u00a0)<\/em><\/strong>
\ndel<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0mxd\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

(you\u00a0can\u00a0copy-\u00a0paste\u00a0directly\u00a0the three\u00a0lines\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0window\u00a0Command\u00a0Prompt)<\/p>\n

and\u00a0we\u00a0get\u00a0immediately\u00a0the\u00a0pdf\u00a0file<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Note\u00a0that the date\u00a0being ArcMap text\u00a0dynamic\u00a0is\u00a0filled in\u00a0with actual date.<\/p>\n

If\u00a0you\u00a0store the\u00a0order\u00a0lines\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0text file, with\u00a0an\u00a0extension.\u00a0py,\u00a0you\u00a0can\u00a0run\u00a0the\u00a0entire\u00a0order\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0single\u00a0command\u00a0line:<\/p>\n

Open\u00a0the\u00a0window\u00a0Command\u00a0Prompt,\u00a0and then\u00a0type<\/p>\n

python.exe campings.py\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

You\u00a0get\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0result\u00a0in\u00a0pdf.<\/p>\n

Execution <\/strong>using<\/strong>\u00a0the\u00a0ArcGis Python\u00a0console<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The advantage\u00a0of executing the\u00a0Python code\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0ArcMap\u00a0Python console\u00a0lies\u00a0mainly\u00a0in\u00a0the benefit\u00a0from the syntactical aid.<\/p>\n

As\u00a0you\u00a0can\u00a0perceive\u00a0by\u00a0consulting the\u00a0syntax\u00a0of\u00a0our\u00a0command,\u00a0there\u00a0is a\u00a0whole\u00a0set\u00a0of\u00a0optional parameters.\u00a0For\u00a0example,\u00a0the\u00a0definition\u00a0of the\u00a0pdf\u00a0output.\u00a0By\u00a0default,\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0300dpi.\u00a0If\u00a0you\u00a0want it to be\u00a0600 dpi\u00a0you\u00a0must\u00a0add\u00a0the option\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0command\u00a0line<\/p>\n

arcpy.mapping.ExportToPDF (<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0mxd, r<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00ab\u00a0C: \\ Quimper \\ Campings.pdf<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00ab\u00a0Resolution = 600)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In\u00a0this\u00a0case\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0easier\u00a0to use\u00a0the Python console:<\/p>\n

We\u00a0open\u00a0the Python console\u00a0by\u00a0clicking\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0ArcMap\u00a0window\u00a0the\u00a0corresponding\u00a0button<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

You\u00a0do\u00a0not\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0enter\u00a0the\u00a0arcpy\u00a0import\u00a0line\u00a0in\u00a0the ArcMap console.<\/p>\n

When\u00a0you\u00a0type\u00a0the\u00a0command\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0arcpy.mapping.ExportToPDF<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0,\u00a0you\u00a0will see\u00a0the syntax\u00a0of\u00a0this\u00a0one\u00a0 appear in\u00a0the\u00a0right window\u00a0:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Once\u00a0executed\u00a0, the\u00a0command\u00a0produces\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0pdf\u00a0file\u00a0than\u00a0before\u00a0.<\/p>\n

From\u00a0the console of\u00a0another<\/strong>\u00a0IDE<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The\u00a0different\u00a0integrated\u00a0development\u00a0environments are,\u00a0in\u00a0theory,\u00a0intended\u00a0to be\u00a0executables.\u00a0But,\u00a0obviously,\u00a0they\u00a0hold\u00a0interpretation\u00a0consoles\u00a0equivalent\u00a0to the\u00a0ArcMap\u00a0Python console.<\/p>\n

For example, PyScrpter, allows you to enter and run both control lines. The difference lies on the writing help for the commands:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Generally you\u00a0will have\u00a0more\u00a0features\u00a0offered\u00a0by\u00a0an\u00a0IDE than through the\u00a0ArcMap\u00a0Python console. \u00a0But if you keep on using the command line, both are equivalent. The main difference is that IDE will allow you to write, test and debug the whole Python scripts.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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Getting started\u00a0with Python on ArcGIS\u00a0is\u00a0easier\u00a0than you can think. It\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0required\u00a0to\u00a0master\u00a0Python to\u00a0perform a basic use\u00a0in\u00a0our\u00a0work since ArcGIS and ESRI\u00a0offer\u00a0a\u00a0complete and plenty of code examples. Reading the following Mapping Gis article (\u00a0http:\/\/mappinggis.com\/2015\/10\/exportar-un-mxd-a-pdf-con-python\/\u00a0) has\u00a0largely\u00a0inspired\u00a0what\u00a0follows. Therefore we\u00a0will\u00a0discuss\u00a0how to\u00a0generate\u00a0a\u00a0pdf\u00a0file\u00a0based on the map…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1260],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe-en"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6XU0A-1vk","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5786\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sigterritoires.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}