Geoprocessing with Python Chris Garrard
Publisher: Manning Publications Company
You can use geoprocessing tasks in scripts. Python is an open-source, general-purpose programming language used as a scripting language in ArcGIS geoprocessing. Slides and scripts showing best techniques for creating Python Script tools that will be published as a Geoprocessing Service. In addition to tools, ArcPy provides a number of functions to better supportgeoprocessing workflows using Python. The basic steps are the following: Add the service as a toolbox. Instructions provided describe the resources available to help get started usingPython scripting for geoprocessing. In Python, geoprocessing tools are available as ArcPy functions. I am trying to directly publish a Python script as a geoprocessing service, and I cannot seem to get it to work. In a Python toolbox, every tool parameter has an associated Parameter object with properties and methods that are useful in tool validation. Note: This topic was updated for 9.3.1.