arcpy: Sample Template

Template

"""----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name:         $[ActiveDoc-Name]
Description:

Requirements: ArcGIS Desktop Standard (10.2)
              Python Version:   2.7

Inputs:

Outputs:

Author:       $[UserName]

Created:      $[DateTime-'DD/MM/YYYY'-DateFormat]
Copyright:    (c) $[UserName] $[DateTime-'YYYY'-DateFormat]
Licence:      <licence here>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"""
# import modules
import arcpy


def trace():
    """ Trace finds the line, the filename and error message
    and returns it to the user.
    """
    import inspect
    import traceback
    import sys
    tb = sys.exc_info()[2]
    tbinfo = traceback.format_tb(tb)[0]
    # script name + line number
    line = tbinfo.split(", ")[1]
    filename = inspect.getfile(inspect.currentframe())
    # Get Python syntax error
    #
    synerror = traceback.format_exc().splitlines()[-1]
    return line, filename, synerror


def main(*argv):
    """TODO: Add documentation about this function here"""
    try:
        #TODO: Add code here
        pass

    except arcpy.ExecuteError:
        line, filename, err = trace()
        errMessage = ('Geoprocessing error on %s of %s :') % (line, filename)
        print errMessage
        arcpy.AddError(errMessage)
        arcpy.AddError(arcpy.GetMessages(2))
    except:
        line, filename, err = trace()
        errMessage = ('Python error on  %s of %s : with error - %s') % (
            line, filename, err)
        print errMessage
        arcpy.AddError(errMessage)
    finally:
        # Final cleanup goes here
        pass


if __name__ == "__main__":
    env.overwriteOutput = True
    argv = tuple(arcpy.GetParameterAsText(i)
                 for i in xrange(arcpy.GetArgumentCount()))
    main(*argv)