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M-Bryant/arcpy: getUniqueFieldValuesFromTable.py

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Use SearchCursor to return a list of unique values in the specified field
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arcpy: getUniqueFieldValuesFromTable.py
def getUniqueFieldValuesFromTable(in_table, in_field_name):
'''
Use SearchCursor to return a list of unique values in the specified field
in_table: The feature class, layer, table, or table view <string>
in_field_name: Single field name <string>
returns: pythonList
'''
pySet = set()
with arcpy.da.SearchCursor(in_table, in_field_name) as cursor:
for row in cursor:
pySet.add(row[0])
return list(pySet)
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