[Tutor] Help with Python in ArcGIS 10.1!

[bob gailer]

On 6/17/2013 10:26 AM, Jacobs, Teri (CDC/NIOSH/DSHEFS) (CTR) wrote:
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> Hi,
>
Hi - welcome to the tutor list. Be aware that we are a few volunteers.

Your question is one very long line. Please in future ensure it is 
wrapped so we don't have to scroll.

I have wrapped it here.
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> I have a command line
What is a "command line"?
> to spread geoprocessing operations across multiple processes
> to speed up performance. However, I do not
> know how to import the command line (or at least import it properly)
> in Python 2.7.2. Here's the script example given on ArcGIS 10.1 Help:
>   
> import arcpy
>
> # Use half of the cores on the machine.
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> arcpy.env.parallelProcessingFactor = "50%"
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> I tried typing it
>
What is "it". You show 3 lines of code above. Do you mean all 3 lines?
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> into the command line
>
What is "the command line"? Do you mean Command Prompt or Python shell?
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> but nothing happened.
>
What did you expect?
Did you hit enter after each line?
Did the cursor move to the next line?
Did you get another prompt?
What did the prompt look like?

I think you get the idea - you need to tell us more, since we did not 
watch you try the above.

-- 
Bob Gailer
919-636-4239
Chapel Hill NC

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