ArcMap

Delete Colormap

Summary

Removes the color map associated with a raster dataset.

Usage

  • This tool will not work when the color map is internally stored in the attribute table of an IMG or a TIFF dataset. If the attribute table contains the fields Red, Green, and Blue, that means this tool cannot be used.

Syntax

DeleteColormap_management (in_raster)
ParameterExplanationData Type
in_raster

The raster dataset that containing the colormap you want to remove.

Raster Layer

Code sample

DeleteColormap Example (Python Window)

This is a Python sample for the DeleteColormap tool.

import arcpy
arcpy.DeleteColormap_management("c:/data/delcolormap.tif")
DeleteColormap Example 2 (Stand-alone script)

This is a Python script sample for the DeleteColormap tool.

##====================================
##Delete Colormap
##Usage: CalculateStatistics_management in_raster
    
import arcpy
arcpy.env.workspace = r"C:/Workspace"

##Delete the colormap of single band image if exist
arcpy.DeleteColormap_management("nocolormap.img")

Environments

Licensing information

  • ArcGIS Desktop Basic: Yes
  • ArcGIS Desktop Standard: Yes
  • ArcGIS Desktop Advanced: Yes

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