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How to change or assign ArcMap layer symbology type from python?
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fetch-renderer.py
#Interactive Python window in ArcMap
import arcpy
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT")
df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd, "Layers")[0]
lyr = arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "*", df)[0]
renderer = lyr._arc_object.renderer
>>> renderer
u"<Renderer xsi:type='typens:RasterClassifyRenderer' xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'
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lShader><ZScale>1</ZScale><SymbolFlipped>false</SymbolFlipped></Renderer>"
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maphew commented Oct 26, 2017

From https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/259673/how-to-change-or-assign-arcmap-layer-symbology-type-from-python

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