Tool not found error for arcpy.GetParameterInfo()

Question

import arcpy arcpy.GetParameterInfo('AddAngleDirectedLayout') error:- Traceback (most recent call last):File "", line 2, in File "c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\arcpy\arcpy\__init__.py", line 1520, in GetParameterInfo return gp.getParameterInfo(tool_name) File "c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\arcpy\arcpy\geoprocessing\_base.py", line 448, in getParameterInfo self._gp.GetParameterInfo(*gp_fixargs(args, True))) AttributeError: Object: GetParameterInfo tool not found

ManishGohil · Answer

Hi I am getting the same error, As per document you should pass tool name to resolve conflict.

In my case it was script tool I created and its not conflicting with any tool so I simply removed the tool name from arcpy.GetParameterInfo()

https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/analyze/arcpy-functions/getparameterinfo.htm

danretired · Answer

GetParameterInfo—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

Defining parameters in a Python toolbox—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

What type of toolbox? In any event the tool AddAngleDirectedLayout can't be found or it has been improperly called

Vikas123 · Answer

import arcpy arcpy.GetParameterInfo('AddAngleDirectedLayout') Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 2, in File "c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\arcpy\arcpy\__init__.py", line 1520, in GetParameterInfo return gp.getParameterInfo(tool_name) File "c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\arcpy\arcpy\geoprocessing\_base.py", line 448, in getParameterInfo self._gp.GetParameterInfo(*gp_fixargs(args, True))) AttributeError: Object: GetParameterInfo tool not found