The API is contained in and distributed as the arcgis package. The arcgis package is composed of 13 (at the time of this writing) modules, each one focused on a different aspect of the GIS. The following diagram shows the modules and how they can be grouped together by functionality:
Let's briefly discuss what each of these modules does for us:
- gis: This provides an entry point in the GIS hosted within ArcGIS Online or Portal for ArcGIS. It manages users, groups, and content. It's a very important module for administrators.
- env: This stores environmental and global settings, such as the currently active GIS, the default geocoder, and output spatial reference.
- geocoding: This provides functionality for geocoding.
- geoprocessing: This allows us to import geoprocessing toolboxes as native Python modules, making the functions in the tools callable.
- geometry: This provides functions for working with geometries and converting them between different representations.
- mapping: This...