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Is there a 64 bit version of ArcGIS for Python?
ArcGIS for Desktop is still a 32-bit application, meaning if both products are installed on the same machine, there are 32-bit and a 64-bit installations of Python. If a Python script is executed against the 64-bit install of Python and import arcpy, it uses the ArcGIS Server install of arcpy.
What is the Python window in ArcGIS for desktop?
The Python window is a fully interactive Python interpreter (or interface) that allows geoprocessing tools and python functionality to be executed inside an ArcGIS for Desktop application. This window is the best location to directly access Python scripting functionality in ArcGIS.
Can a Python window be used for Geoprocessing?
However, there are other, more efficient ways to execute geoprocessing tools or operations, such as Python scripting. The Python window is a fully interactive Python interpreter (or interface) that allows geoprocessing tools and python functionality to be executed inside an ArcGIS for Desktop application.
Which is the best way to write a python script?
Whether you are writing a single script or many, a Python IDE will accelerate your development time and is strongly recommended. Like the Python window, Python IDEs have an interactive window that allows the execution of a single line of Python code, with the resulting messages printed to the window.
Which is the best way to run ArcPy?
The best way to run your tool is using arcpy.ImportToolbox from another script or from the python prompt as per PolyGeo’s answer. However, what I sometimes do for debugging purposes so I can step through the code is instantiate the tool and call the execute method directly, something like the following.
What’s the difference between Python and ArcGIS for desktop?
Starting at version 10.1, ArcGIS for Server is a 64-bit application. ArcGIS for Desktop is still a 32-bit application, meaning if both products are installed on the same machine, there are 32-bit and a 64-bit installations of Python.
Why is my Python toolbox script not working?
As I understand it, it should also run standalone within Pyscripter but when I run it, no output appears in the Python Interpreter, and no file is created in the target geodatabase.