archagon

robocopy /b /e /xa:s /xjd /sl /a-:hs /mt /v /fp /eta /log:"D:\To\Directory\transfer.log" /tee "C:\From\Directory" "D:\To\Directory"

(Note that the paths don't have a trailing backslash.)

/b -- backup mode (there's a /zb option for restart mode, but it's a whole lot slower)
/e -- copies subdirectories (including empty directories) in addition to files
/xa:s -- exclude system files
/xjd -- exclude junction points
/sl -- copy symbolic links as links
/a-:hs -- remove hidden/system attributes from files

wboykinm

Falsehoods programmers believe about addresses

This is an anchor-linked version of the excellent, amazing original opus magnum by Michael Tandy.

An address will start with, or at least include, a building number.

Counterexample: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom.

When there is a building number, it will be all-numeric.

Counterexample: 1A Egmont Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 2HT

d-wasserman

import arcpy
import pandas as pd

def arcgis_table_to_df(in_fc, input_fields=None, query=""):
    """Function will convert an arcgis table into a pandas dataframe with an object ID index, and the selected
    input fields using an arcpy.da.SearchCursor.
    :param - in_fc - input feature class or table to convert
    :param - input_fields - fields to input to a da search cursor for retrieval
    :param - query - sql query to grab appropriate values
    :returns - pandas.DataFrame"""