Python is supported within ESRI's language family plans. Do you mean that Python replaces also all ArcGIS's core functionality needed for the job?
-S. 2009/8/4 Eric Wolf <[email protected]>: > Wankers, > > I've just inherited a mess of VB6 code that uses geometric networking in > ArcObjects for some compelling hydrography generalization. I've been given > marching orders to turn this into Python code. I won't go into the details > of the ensuing argument or the obscenities that almost rolled off my > tongue... But the originating though is that the current mess of code, like > much ESRI-centric code, doesn't handle ESRI's version upgrades well. In > fact, on one target machine, some Windows Updates kill the code and require > a reinstall of ArcGIS. So the goal is to move it to something more stable. > The ESRI line is upgrade the code to .NET in VB or C#. But those giving me > orders feel that this won't improve things - and that Python will. > > I don't want to rewrite the geometric networking functionality in > Python/OGR. I could use IronPython and have access to ArcObjects. But I > probably can't require the end users to install anything beyond the stock > ESRI kit. > > I think I'm screwed. Thoughts? > > -Eric > > P.S. WhereCamp5280 in a little over a week. Weather should be hot and the > beer cold. Come join us in Denver! > > -=--=---=----=----=---=--=-=--=---=----=---=--=-=- > Eric B. Wolf New! 720-334-7734 > USGS Geographer > Center of Excellence in GIScience > PhD Student > CU-Boulder - Geography > > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > > _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org
