Which of the following are considered a catalog path that are not recognized by Windows and Python, but only by ArcGIS? (check all that apply)
Answer
C:\Projects\Transportation.gdb\Roads
C:\Catalog\Parcels.shp
E:\Data\Catalog\Project.mdb\Parcels\Lotlines
D:\MyFiles\Projects\Network.shp
C:\Projects\Roads.dbf
Question 2
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In the following example code, myfile is a(n) __ and shapeType and baseName are __.
import arcpy
myfile = arcpy.Describe("C:/Data/Roads.shp")
type = myfile.shapeType
basename = myfile.baseName
Answer
object, properties
object, functions
class, functions
module, properties
module, functions
Question 3
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Which of the following is (are) a list function of ArcPy? (check all that apply)
Answer
ListProperties
ListFields
ListFeatureClasses
ListDatabases
ListFiles
ListTables
Question 4
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Consider the following example code:
import arcpy
myshape = "C:/Data/Parcels"
Which of the following correctly creates a list of field objects of type integer?
Which of the following Python data types are immutable, i.e. you can't modify them but only replace them with new values? (select all that apply)
Answer
String
Distionaries
Numbers
List
Tuple
Question 6
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Which of the following is (are) a type of cursor of the ArcPy data access module? (select all that apply)
Answer
WriteCursor
UpdateCursor
InsertCursor
EditCursor
SearchCursor
Question 7
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Which of the following is (are) a method of the InsertCursor of the ArcPy data access module? (select all that apply)
Answer
insertRow
reset
next
deleteRow
Question 8
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Consider the following example code that delete rows from a shapefile based on the value RESIDENTIAL in the filed LANDUSE:
import arcpy
myshape = "C:/Data/Parcels.shp"
(missing line)
for row in cursor:
if row[0] = "RESIDENTIAL"
cursor.deleteRow ()
Which of the following creates a new empty text file in Python (provided no file with that name already exists)?
Answer
mytext = write("C:/Data/example.txt", "w")
mytext = create("C:/Data/example.txt", "w")
mytext = write("C:/Data/example.txt", "a")
mytext = open("C:/Data/example.txt", "w")
mytext = open("C:/Data/example.txt")
mytext = write("C:/Data/example.txt")
Question 10
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Consider the scenario where you have a text file where each line contains a pair of coordinates and other attribute values. Which of the following is (are) a valid approach to reading the contents of the text file, line by line, for further processing? (select all that apply)
Answer
Open the text file in read mode, than iterate over the lines in a for loop
Open the text in read mode, than iterate over the lines in a for loop using the readlines method
Open the text file in read mode, than iterate over the lines in a while loop using the readlines method
Import the file using the import module, than iterate over the line in a while loop using the readlines method
Import the file using the fileinput module, then iterate over the lines in a for loop using the input function