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AlexArcPy/arcpy_select_distinct.py

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Sample arcpy helper function
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arcpy_select_distinct.py
def select_distinct(input_fc,input_field):
'''returns a list of unique values in a field sorted'''
sql = (None, 'GROUP BY {0}'.format(input_field))
cur = arcpy.da.SearchCursor(in_table=input_fc,field_names=["{0}".format(input_field)],
sql_clause=sql)
unique_values = [f[0] for f in cur]
return sorted(unique_values)
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