ouroboros

A module that provides a wrapper class to manipulate arcpy feature classes in a more pythonic way. Uses the Sequence abstract base class to give list-like behavior to feature class objects.

Requirements

• ArcGIS Pro 3.4
• Windows 11

Installation

• In the Python Command Prompt:

python -m pip install ouroboros-arcpy

Basic Usage

import ouroboros as ob

fc = ob.FeatureClass(r"C:\Users\zoot\spam.gdb\eggs_polygons", in_memory=True)  # cache in memory for better performance

for row in fc:
    print(row)

Examples

• See notebooks/example.ipynb, best used in ArcGIS Pro

Links

• Documentation on Read the Docs
• GitHub repository
• Package on PyPI

References

• Abstract Base Classes
• ArcPy

Installation Steps for Development

cmd /k "C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\Scripts\proenv.bat"

git clone https://github.com/corbel-spatial/ouroboros

cd ouroboros

conda env create -f environment.yml

proswap arcgispro-py3-ob

python -m pip install -r requirements.txt