AVPython - Embed Python Programming in ArcView
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AVPython embeds the Python programming language within ArcView GIS.
ArcView already has the Avenue scripting language. Back in 1994, this was a tremendous innovation. It was the easiest to customize, best integrated platform for Desktop GIS, at the time. But my, how times have changed. Even the most avid Avenist has to admit that the language has gotten a little long in the tooth. The core language and its integration features have not really changed to keep pace with today's wired, connected, component-based world, so by today's standards, Avenue doesn't have everything that professional developers expect from a language.
Enter Python By embedding Python within ArcView GIS, we can break through most of the barriers to interoperability, scalability, and extensibility that the Avenue developer faces when trying to build a modern application. Unlike Avenue, Python is a real programming language suitable for large-scale collaborative development, yet like Avenue it is easy to use, and very easy to read.
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If you have ever wanted to write your own classes or extend existing classes, or wished you could integrate your ArcView app with other system components through TCP/IP, XML, or COM, or more easily share code between projects, then you know what I'm talking about. Python provides all of those services and more, and so you are the target user for AVPython.
To call Python code from inside ArcView, just load the "Python Language Support" extension into your project, and use the Python.Exec or Python.Eval scripts that are then available. To call back to ArcView from Python, just say "from arcview import avexec" in your Python script, and then use the avexec function to run Avenue code.
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Free ArcGIS Shapefiles, Free Maps, Google Earth & Maps, Free GPS, Satellite and Aerial, GIS Tutorials.
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