Thomas Montgomery tom-montgomery
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AlexArcPy
/ create_mxd_comtypes.py
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November 5, 2017 09:08
Create a new empty ArcGIS map document (.mxd) with Python (comtypes)
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| from comtypes.client import GetModule, CreateObject | |
| from snippets102 import GetStandaloneModules, InitStandalone | |
| esriCarto = GetModule(r"C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.5\com\esriCarto.olb") | |
| # First time through, need to import the “StandaloneModules”. Can comment out later. | |
| GetStandaloneModules() | |
| InitStandalone() | |
| # Create a map document object |