Delete Colormap (Data Management)

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 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)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
in_raster	The raster dataset containing the color map 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
    
try:
    import arcpy
    arcpy.env.workspace = r"C:/Workspace"
    
    ##Delete the colormap of single band image if exist
    arcpy.DeleteColormap_management("nocolormap.img")

except:
    print "Delete Colormap example failed."
    print arcpy.GetMessages()

Environments

Current Workspace

Licensing Information

ArcGIS for Desktop Basic: Yes

ArcGIS for Desktop Standard: Yes

ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced: Yes