Editor class documentation appears to be incorrect

FranklinAlexander

I am trying to Delete, then Append data to a feature class in a versioned Enterprise GDB using a Python script (which is scheduled). I have run this same script before without issue and have other scripts running to update datasets on the same GDB that run without issue as well. I noticed that one of my scripts failed with the Error: 

ERROR 160250: Objects in this class cannot be updated outside an edit session
Failed to execute (DeleteFeatures).

Not sure if the is due to a setting that was changed on the feature class (which I do not administer and have no control over), but in response the the error, I tried to use the Editor class and start an editing session on the feature class before trying to Delete the records. Here is my code:

 

# Environment settings and global variables print ("Setting workspace and defining global variables\n") 
workFolder = r"\\server\\Scheduled_Tasks\\ProjectFolder"
logging.info("Setting workspace and defining global variables\n") 
TempDB = "Temp.gdb" 
TempWS = os.path.join(workFolder, TempDB) 
gis_sde = '\\\\tasksFolder\\DB_connections\\gis_gdb.sde' 
GISDB = os.path.join(gis_sde, "gis_gdb.Feature_dataset") 

def CreateOperatorDatabase(): 
  try:  

  WCO_merc = os.path.join(TempWS, "WCO_merc") 
  gisweb_wco = os.path.join(GISDB, "gis_gdb.point_featureClass") 
  with arcpy.da.Editor(os.path.dirname(gisweb_wco), multiuser_mode=True): 
    arcpy.management.DeleteFeatures(gisweb_wco) 
    arcpy.management.Append(WCO_merc, gisweb_wco, "NO_TEST","","") 
 
  except: print("Failed to process trapper data\n") logging.exception("Failed 
  to process trapper data\n")

 

When I run the code I get the error "TypeError: function takes at most 1 argument (2 given)"

Now I am confused because in the documentation it clearly states that the Editor class takes one required argument and one optional argument (and both are needed if editing in a versioned Enterprise GDB).

Documentation: https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/arcpy/data-access/editor.html

Editor (workspace, {multiuser_mode})

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
workspace	Path to the workspace to edit. The editor can edit only one workspace at a time.	String
multiuser_mode	When edits will be performed on versioned data, set this to True; otherwise, set it to False. Only use with enterprise geodatabases. (The default value is True)	Boolean

 

Example from doc:

 

new_students = 'C:/projects/Portland/Portland.sde/ptld.main.students_new2022'
students = 'C:/projects/Portland/Portland.sde/ptld.main.students'

# Start an edit session. Provide the workspace being acted on
# and with sde specify if data is edited in multiuser_mode.
with arcpy.da.Editor(os.path.dirname(students), multiuser_mode=True):

    # If all 3 edit operations run successfully without error
    # upon exiting this code block the edits will be applied to the data

    arcpy.management.CalculateField(new_students , 'arrived', '2022')
    arcpy.management.Append(new_students, students)
    arcpy.management.CalculateField(students, "active", True)

 

 

Can any one tell me what I am missing?

CSDING_GIS

I was encountering the same issue, although not with in a versioned Enterprise GDB, but in a local FGDB. In the end I realized that it was a licensing issue: I was testing with a basic account on a database created with the standard account containing relationships.