I'm getting an 'unexpected error' in _mapping.py, line 696

bradenmiller

I'm trying to use the findAndReplaceWorkspacePath function and I'm getting an error in the utils.py & _mapping.py modules.

Here's the line from _mapping.py w the error (696)  return convertArcObjectToPythonObject(self._arc_object.findAndReplaceWorkspacePath(*gp_fixargs((find_workspace_path, replace_workspace_path, validate), True)))

I'm using PyScripter3.2.2.0, Windows 7, ArcGIS 10.4.1.  I just tried updating to the newest version of Python and that didn't do anything; same error.

My code is very basic.  I'm a python beginner, looking to update a series of .lyr files.  I'm working off of code from someone else that initially pulled in .lyr file paths from a text file, but I scaled it back to test on a single .lyr file first.

import sys, string, os, arcpy

 

new_wp = r" < new path > "

layer_file = r" < file path > "

lyrFile = arcpy.mapping.Layer(layer_file)

old_wp = lyrFile.workspacePath

lyrFile.findAndReplaceWorkspacePath(old_wp,new_wp)

lyrFile.save()

PythonError.png

bradenmiller

print layer_file
print lyrFile
print old_wp

K:\ < folders >\CensusTracts1980.lyr
Census Tracts - 1980
C:\Documents and Settings\ < user >\Application Data\ESRI\ArcCatalog\SDE_Reader@5151@DPH-GIS-Central.sde

There are spaces in the folder names of the layer_file path, would that matter?

Thanks for taking a look!