Prerequisites

The following are the prerequisites for this chapter: ArcGIS 10x and Python 2.7, with arcpy available as a module.

For this chapter, the accompanying data and scripts should be downloaded from Packt Publishing's website. The completed scripts are available for comparison purposes, and the data will be used for this chapter's analysis. To run the code and test code examples, use your favorite IDE or open the IDLE (Python GUI) program from the Start Menu/ArcGIS/Python2.7 folder after installing ArcGIS for Desktop. Use the built-in "interpreter" or code entry interface, indicated by the triple chevron >>> and a blinking cursor.