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Is there a way to force a stand-alone python script to use 3.4 instead of 2.7?

KateNewell1

I have a script that needs to access an ArcPro project to update a vector tile package.

I'm not quite ready to make 3.4 my default python program as we have TONS of scripts still using 2.7.

Is there a way to script/force using 3.4 for a single stand-along python script?

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Luke_Pinner

The simplest way to activate your ArcGIS Pro conda environment is to start the ArcGIS Pro Python Command Prompt. You can then just type python path\to\your\script.py to run your script.

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DanPatterson_Retired

Kate... just create shortcuts on your desktop if you aren't sure what 'activate your conda' environment means

arcgis-pro-2-creating-desktop-shortcuts

Luke_Pinner

Kate, you don't specify which python to use *in* your script. You specify which python to use when you *run* your script. i.e by activating the arcgispro-py3 environment and calling python path\to\your\script.py or directly by calling propy.bat path\to\your\script.py

KateNewell1

Thank you Luke! What I am struggling with (as a novice python users) is the actual code to place into my script to call Anaconda Python....I'm guessing it goes under the import os?

<SPAN class="comment token"># Name: CreateVectorTilePackage.py</SPAN>
<SPAN class="comment token"># Description: Find all the maps in the project and</SPAN>
<SPAN class="comment token">#&nbsp;&nbsp; create a vector tile package for each map</SPAN>
<SPAN class="comment token"># import system modules</SPAN>
<SPAN class="keyword token">import</SPAN> os
<SPAN class="keyword token">import</SPAN> arcpy

<SPAN class="comment token">#is there code that goes here to specifically call Anaconda python so that it doesn't use 2.7?</SPAN>

<SPAN class="comment token">#set environment settings</SPAN>
arcpy<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>env<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>overwriteOutput <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> <SPAN class="token boolean">True</SPAN>

VTPK_Path <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">"N://ArcShared//Planning//HousingStoryMap"</SPAN>
<SPAN class="comment token"># Loop through the project, find all the maps, and</SPAN>
<SPAN class="comment token">#&nbsp;&nbsp; create a vector tile package for each map,</SPAN>
<SPAN class="comment token">#&nbsp;&nbsp; using the same name as the map</SPAN>
p <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> arcpy<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>mp<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>ArcGISProject<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>r<SPAN class="string token">"N:\ArcShared\Planning\HousingStoryMap\CreateVectorTilePackages.aprx"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
<SPAN class="keyword token">for</SPAN> m <SPAN class="keyword token">in</SPAN> p<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>listMaps<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">:</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <SPAN class="keyword token">print</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">"Packaging "</SPAN> <SPAN class="operator token">+</SPAN> m<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>name<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; arcpy<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>CreateVectorTilePackage_management<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>m<SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> VTPK_Path <SPAN class="operator token">+</SPAN> m<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>name <SPAN class="operator token">+</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">'.vtpk'</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">"ONLINE"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">""</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">"INDEXED"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> <SPAN class="number token">100000</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> <SPAN class="number token">500</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">"N:\\ArcShared\\Planning\\HousingStoryMap\\SFBedroomIndex.shp"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
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RebeccaStrauch__GISP

Although not directly related to your question, I have been working on making some of my custom tools compatible in both ArcCatalog (not Map, that is, no map doc involved) and Pro. In ArcCatalog, it is an addin, but Pro does not allow python addins at lease yet so I will be using tools direct.

I have some custom modules that I load into each tool. I found that Python 3.5 has to load them in a different manner than 2.7. Although this is a work in progress (i.e. that is, my tool), and this has some path dependencies to be run from a script (not interactive window), I thought I would share this here. It does seem to help me access which version of python I am using, and then go from there. fwiw.

<SPAN class="comment token"># Import system modules</SPAN>
<SPAN class="keyword token">import</SPAN> time<SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> os
<SPAN class="keyword token">import</SPAN> arcpy

<SPAN class="keyword token">def</SPAN> <SPAN class="token function">myMsgs</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>message<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">:</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;arcpy<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>AddMessage<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>message<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<SPAN class="keyword token">print</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>message<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>

<SPAN class="comment token"># function to see if the masterGDB path is UNC or "local"</SPAN>
<SPAN class="keyword token">def</SPAN> <SPAN class="token function">isuncpath</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>a_path<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">:</SPAN>&nbsp; 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<SPAN class="keyword token">return</SPAN> os<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>path<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>splitunc<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>a_path<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">[</SPAN><SPAN class="number token">0</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">]</SPAN> <SPAN class="operator token">!=</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">''</SPAN>

<SPAN class="comment token"># Set the necessary product code</SPAN>
arcpy<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>SetProduct<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">"ArcInfo"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>

pathname<SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> scriptname <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> <SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>os<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>path<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>dirname<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>sys<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>argv<SPAN class="punctuation token">[</SPAN><SPAN class="number token">0</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">]</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> os<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>path<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>basename<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>sys<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>argv<SPAN class="punctuation token">[</SPAN><SPAN class="number token">0</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">]</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
<SPAN class="comment token"># Check for path to current script...</SPAN>
myMsgs<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">"\n{0}\n&nbsp; {1}&nbsp;&nbsp; \n{0}\n"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>format<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">"*"</SPAN> <SPAN class="operator token">*</SPAN> <SPAN class="number token">38</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> scriptname<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>

myMsgs<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">"path = {0}"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>format<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>pathname<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
myMsgs<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">"scriptname = {0}"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>format<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>scriptname<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
<SPAN class="comment token">#myMsgs("full path&nbsp; = {0}".format(os.path.abspath(pathname)))</SPAN>

scriptPath <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> r<SPAN class="string token">"\\<server>\<share>\Users\<user>\_MyPyAddins\dwcUpdateMasterFGDB_Pro\Install\scripts"</SPAN>
scriptPathforVer<SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> <SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>scriptPath<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>replace<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">"\\"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">"/"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>

myMsgs<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>scriptPathforVer<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
myMsgs<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">"Do both paths exist?\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; scriptPath {0}\n&nbsp; scriptPathforVer {1}"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>format<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>arcpy<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>Exists<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>scriptPath<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> arcpy<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>Exists<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>scriptPathforVer<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>

arcpy<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>env<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>scriptWorkspace <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> scriptPathforVer

sys<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>path<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>append<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>scriptPathforVer<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
sys<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>path

pyVer <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> <SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>sys<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>version<SPAN class="punctuation token">[</SPAN><SPAN class="number token">0</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">:</SPAN><SPAN class="number token">3</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">]</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
myMsgs<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">"the python version is: {0} "</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>format<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>pyVer<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>

<SPAN class="keyword token">if</SPAN> float<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>pyVer<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN> <SPAN class="operator token">==</SPAN> <SPAN class="number token">3.5</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">:</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;myMsgs<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">"Using Pro, python version {0}"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>format<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>pyVer<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;setVer <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">"3.5"</SPAN>
<SPAN class="keyword token">elif</SPAN> float<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>pyVer<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN> <SPAN class="operator token"><</SPAN> <SPAN class="number token">3.0</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">:</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;myMsgs<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">"Using Desktop, python version {0}"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>format<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>pyVer<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;setVer <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">"2.x"</SPAN>
<SPAN class="keyword token">else</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">:</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;myMsgs<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">"Software unknown, but using python version {0}"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>format<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>pyVer<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;setVer <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">"other"</SPAN>

<SPAN class="keyword token">if</SPAN> setVer <SPAN class="operator token">==</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">"3.5"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">:</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<SPAN class="keyword token">import</SPAN> importlib<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>util
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;adfgUtilsPath <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> r<SPAN class="string token">"\\<server>\<share>\Users\<user>\_MyPyAddins\dwcUpdateMasterFGDB_Pro\Install\scripts\myUtils.py"</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;arcpy<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>Exists<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>adfgUtilsPath<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mymodList <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> <SPAN class="punctuation token">[</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">"myUtils"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">"gpdecorators"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">"StatusCheck"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">"sdeconnUtil"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">]</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<SPAN class="keyword token">for</SPAN> mymod <SPAN class="keyword token">in</SPAN> mymodList<SPAN class="punctuation token">:</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<SPAN class="keyword token">try</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">:</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;spec <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> importlib<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>util<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>spec_from_file_location<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>mymod<SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> adfgUtilsPath<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;module <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> importlib<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>util<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>module_from_spec<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>spec<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;spec<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>loader<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>exec_module<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>module<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;myMsgs<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">"Successfully loaded {0}"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>format<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>mymod<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<SPAN class="keyword token">except</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">:</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;myMsgs<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">"-> Unable to load {0}"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>format<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>mymod<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
<SPAN class="keyword token">elif</SPAN> setVer <SPAN class="operator token">==</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">"2.x"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">:</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<SPAN class="keyword token">from</SPAN> myUtils <SPAN class="keyword token">import</SPAN> <SPAN class="operator token">*</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<SPAN class="keyword token">from</SPAN> gpdecorators <SPAN class="keyword token">import</SPAN> <SPAN class="operator token">*</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<SPAN class="keyword token">from</SPAN> StatusCheck <SPAN class="keyword token">import</SPAN> <SPAN class="operator token">*</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<SPAN class="keyword token">from</SPAN> sdeconnUtil <SPAN class="keyword token">import</SPAN> <SPAN class="operator token">*</SPAN>

scriptPath <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> sys<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>path<SPAN class="punctuation token">[</SPAN><SPAN class="number token">0</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">]</SPAN>
arcpy<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>AddMessage<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">"the scriptPath is: {0} "</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>format<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>scriptPath<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
<SPAN class="keyword token">print</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">"the scriptPath is: {0} "</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>format<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>scriptPath<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
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Luke_Pinner

ArcGIS Pro uses the Anaconda Python distribution. You can run your script standalone by activating the arcgispro-py3 environment and calling python or directly by calling propy.bat. It's explained in the help http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/arcpy/get-started/using-conda-with-arcgis-pro.htm

DanPatterson_Retired

Ok you have bigger issues since it is looking for a *.aprx which is an ArcGIS Pro project not an ArcMap project, so that won't even load. You have to run this against pro and you have to run your python within the Anaconda version of python, probably the easiest is through the python window in Pro.

You won't have to worry about anything else if you run it within pro.

as for 'mp' ... that is formerly 'mapping' in ArcMap, they changed the mapping module

KateNewell1

Dan, the code is written for python 3 (basically copy/pasted from ArcPro help). It fails when I run it because it doesn't understand the module "mp". I don't want to change my default program to 3, as all my other scripts will fail and I'm not ready to "modernize" them

Below is the code. I'm hoping there is a simple way to tell this script only to use Python 3.4?

<SPAN class="comment token"># Name: CreateVectorTilePackage.py</SPAN>
<SPAN class="comment token"># Description: Find all the maps in the project and</SPAN>
<SPAN class="comment token">#&nbsp;&nbsp; create a vector tile package for each map</SPAN>
<SPAN class="comment token"># import system modules</SPAN>
<SPAN class="keyword token">import</SPAN> os
<SPAN class="keyword token">import</SPAN> arcpy

<SPAN class="comment token">#set environment settings</SPAN>
arcpy<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>env<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>overwriteOutput <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> <SPAN class="token boolean">True</SPAN>

VTPK_Path <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">"N://ArcShared//Planning//HousingStoryMap"</SPAN>
<SPAN class="comment token"># Loop through the project, find all the maps, and</SPAN>
<SPAN class="comment token">#&nbsp;&nbsp; create a vector tile package for each map,</SPAN>
<SPAN class="comment token">#&nbsp;&nbsp; using the same name as the map</SPAN>
p <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> arcpy<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>mp<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>ArcGISProject<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>r<SPAN class="string token">"N:\ArcShared\Planning\HousingStoryMap\CreateVectorTilePackages.aprx"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
<SPAN class="keyword token">for</SPAN> m <SPAN class="keyword token">in</SPAN> p<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>listMaps<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">:</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <SPAN class="keyword token">print</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">"Packaging "</SPAN> <SPAN class="operator token">+</SPAN> m<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>name<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; arcpy<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>CreateVectorTilePackage_management<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>m<SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> VTPK_Path <SPAN class="operator token">+</SPAN> m<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>name <SPAN class="operator token">+</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">'.vtpk'</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">"ONLINE"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">""</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">"INDEXED"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> <SPAN class="number token">100000</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> <SPAN class="number token">500</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">"N:\\ArcShared\\Planning\\HousingStoryMap\\SFBedroomIndex.shp"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN>

The error message I get:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "N:\Users\ke\ArcPyMapping\UpdateVectorTilePackages.py", line 15, in <module>
p = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject(r"N:\ArcShared\Planning\HousingStoryMap\CreateVectorTilePackages.aprx")
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'mp'

DanPatterson_Retired

There is a python 2 to 3 translator-ish for a one-off, just examine your python 2 code for suggested changes... I bet, it will be mostly print statements

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