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Reliable, thorough documentation (\u201cdoc\u201d) is an incredibly important part of <\/span>any<\/strong> software.\u00a0 Documentation can help you install, configure, troubleshoot, and most importantly, <\/span>use<\/span><\/i> the software.\u00a0 If the software has an application programming interface (API), the documentation contains the details and descriptions of the classes, methods, functions, and properties in the API\u2019s code syntax.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ArcGIS API for Python contains thousands of functions for scripting and automating geospatial tasks and GIS organization management.\u00a0 It\u2019s <\/span>documentation<\/span><\/a> provides installation and setup instructions, tutorials, guides, samples, detailed release notes, and the API reference.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the years, we\u2019ve listened to your feedback about the Python API documentation and have made several new improvements in the 2.4.0 release.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Access old versions of the docs<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

From the ArcGIS API for Python home page, you can now access older versions of the documentation.\u00a0 Note that this changes the URL of the home page from <\/span>https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/python\/latest\/<\/span><\/a> to the previous version <\/span>https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/python-2-3\/<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2616812,"id":2616812,"title":"doc_blog_1","filename":"doc_blog_1.jpg","filesize":387780,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_1.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/api-python\/announcements\/introducing-an-improved-documentation-experience-for-arcgis-api-for-python\/doc_blog_1","alt":"New ArcGIS API for Python documentation","author":"154341","description":"","caption":"Click the link on the right-side menu to access previous versions of the docs.","name":"doc_blog_1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2616802,"date":"2024-12-09 14:33:41","modified":"2024-12-10 02:01:35","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1850,"height":912,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_1-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_1.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":229,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_1.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":379,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_1.jpg","large-width":1850,"large-height":912,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_1-1536x757.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":757,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_1.jpg","2048x2048-width":1850,"2048x2048-height":912,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_1-826x407.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":407,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_1.jpg","wide_image-width":1850,"wide_image-height":912}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Improved navigation in the API reference<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

The API reference now has a much more intuitive, easy-to-use experience.\u00a0 In the list of modules, you can now click on each class to expand the list of available functions within that class.\u00a0 Previously, you would have to click on the class, then manually scroll the API reference to find the specific function you need.\u00a0 This made it difficult for some users to find functions they were looking for and led to a less-than-ideal experience when navigating the API reference.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2616822,"id":2616822,"title":"doc_blog_2","filename":"doc_blog_2.jpg","filesize":152897,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/api-python\/announcements\/introducing-an-improved-documentation-experience-for-arcgis-api-for-python\/doc_blog_2","alt":"Improved navigation in the API reference","author":"154341","description":"","caption":"","name":"doc_blog_2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2616802,"date":"2024-12-09 14:34:58","modified":"2024-12-10 02:02:52","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":948,"height":1013,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_2-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_2.jpg","medium-width":244,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_2.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":821,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_2.jpg","large-width":948,"large-height":1013,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_2.jpg","1536x1536-width":948,"1536x1536-height":1013,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_2.jpg","2048x2048-width":948,"2048x2048-height":1013,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_2-435x465.jpg","card_image-width":435,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_2.jpg","wide_image-width":948,"wide_image-height":1013}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Now, <\/span>you can <\/span>simply click the class, click the function you need, and it will automatically jump directly to the details of that function.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2616832,"id":2616832,"title":"doc_blog_3","filename":"doc_blog_3.jpg","filesize":292788,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_3.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/api-python\/announcements\/introducing-an-improved-documentation-experience-for-arcgis-api-for-python\/doc_blog_3","alt":"Improvements to the ArcGIS API for Python doc","author":"154341","description":"","caption":"","name":"doc_blog_3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2616802,"date":"2024-12-09 14:35:22","modified":"2024-12-10 02:03:40","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1514,"height":822,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_3-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_3.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":252,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_3.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":417,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_3.jpg","large-width":1514,"large-height":822,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_3.jpg","1536x1536-width":1514,"1536x1536-height":822,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_3.jpg","2048x2048-width":1514,"2048x2048-height":822,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_3-826x448.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":448,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/doc_blog_3.jpg","wide_image-width":1514,"wide_image-height":822}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

These are just two examples of recent improvements to the Python API doc.\u00a0 We know how important the doc is for you to be successful with the API, so please continue to share your feedback with us in-person at conferences, or virtually via the <\/span>ArcGIS API for Python Esri Community page<\/span><\/a>\u202for the\u202f<\/span>ArcGIS API for Python public GitHub repo<\/span><\/a>, and we\u2019ll continue to work hard at improving it with each release.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Happy coding!\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"}],"related_articles":"","show_article_image":false,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/New-documentation-card.png","wide_image":false},"yoast_head":"\nImproved documentation experience for ArcGIS API for Python<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Introducing the new ArcGIS API for Python documentation with access to old versions of docs and improved navigation in the API reference.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/api-python\/announcements\/introducing-an-improved-documentation-experience-for-arcgis-api-for-python\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Introducing an Improved Documentation Experience for ArcGIS API 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