GIS Programming Module 1

     In module 1 for GIS Programming, we primarily covered Python Environments and flow charts. Covering the first two chapters of Paul A. Zandbergen's Python Scripting for ArcGIS Pro was a large amount of reading primarily focused on IDE's in Python as well as some basic information about Python. IDE's (Integrated Development Environments) are software applications that provide comprehensive tools for software development, which includes a code editor and other tools. 

    Our first Lab was extremely basic yet very helpful. Using Python we were tasked with uploading a .py file and running it through IDLE Shell Python. Once executed this action created files for each module of this course in the S:\drive. While this was very simple it was a great example of the practical application for someone like me.  

    Below is a flow chart for a question in the lab process summary. Flow charts are visual diagrams that use symbols to represent a process. This flow chart was for the following question. 

The basic formula used to convert radians to degrees is 

degrees = radians*180/pi

Given this formula, create a flowchart that illustrates converting 3 radians to degrees and print the result. 

    
    While I have been very intimidated by this class I have also really enjoyed learning about Python and its application to someone like me.  

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