Python Resources

Language Specific:

• The Python Documentation (for 2.5.1)
• THE Python Tutorial (for 2.5.1)
• Beginner's Guide to Python
• How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python (free online book)
• Dive Into Python: Python from novice to pro (free online book)
• Python Examples (source code)
• Python Tutorials (by subject)

ESRI Geoprocessing Documentation:

• HowTo: Get started writing Python geoprocessing scripts in ArcGIS 9.x
• Geoprocessing Commands Quick Reference Guide (PDF)
• The Geoprocessing Programming Model (PDF)
• Writing Python Scripts (guide)
• Geoprocessing_data_types (PDF)

GIS Programming in Python:

• Python for Geocomputation and Geovisualization (PDF, non-ESRI)
• Computational Techniques for Spatial Analysis (online course)
• A Guide to the Python Universe for ESRI Users (PDF)
• GIS Programming with Python (online course)
• Geoprocessing in ArcGIS (PDF)
• Writing Geoprocessing Scripts with ArcGIS (ESRI PDF)

GIS Database Programming - basic data manipulation:

• ESRI Shapefile White Paper, including the shapefile data format (PDF, ESRI)
• Python programs for reading/writing dbf files (links, sourceforge)
• Map Projections and Python Programming (links)
• Creating a line feature in ArcGIS using Python