Summary
In this chapter, we had a concise but comprehensive overview of computer programming and the Python programming language. We reviewed the basics of computer programming, including variables, iteration, and conditionals. We explored the data types of Python, including integers, strings, and floats, and the data containers of Python, such as lists, tuples, and dictionaries. We learned about importing and installing modules. We learned some basic code structure for scripts, and how to execute those scripts.
Don’t worry if this was too theoretical for you – we will get very hands-on in the rest of the book. In the next chapter, we will discuss the basics of arcpy. We will learn how to ensure your Python environment is set up for ArcPy, create a shortcut to the Python IDLE associated with ArcGIS Pro, and begin to write some Python in the Python window in ArcGIS Pro by examining the environment settings and doing some simple geoprocessing.