ListFeatureClasses returns '[ ]'

StephenPage

Hi,

I'm not able to get the ListFeatureClasses working!

This is a pretty basic code, and I've seen many examples, including in the ESRI 10.1 Help

Note that 'Exists' works!
But not ListFeatureClasses, ListDatasets, ListFiles... - these return '[ ]'

Files are on my C drive (local Hard drive)

Thanks,

Steve

import arcpy
from arcpy import env

env.workspace = "C:/drainagescripting/inputdata/drainagedatasp.gdb"

# THIS WORKS - prints 'true'
print arcpy.Exists("C:/drainagescripting/inputdata/drainagedatasp.gdb")

# THESE return '[ ]'
fclist = arcpy.ListFeatureClasses()
print fclist

RebeccaStrauch__GISP

I'm not sure why it wouldn't work for you, assuming there is actually some feature classes in the .gdb.

I modified you code slightly

<SPAN class="keyword token">import</SPAN> arcpy&nbsp; 
<SPAN class="keyword token">from</SPAN> arcpy <SPAN class="keyword token">import</SPAN> env&nbsp; 

env<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>workspace <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> theWorkspace <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">"C:/__temp/test.gdb"</SPAN>&nbsp; 

<SPAN class="comment token"># THIS WORKS - prints 'true'&nbsp; </SPAN>
<SPAN class="keyword token">print</SPAN> arcpy<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>Exists<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>theWorkspace<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>&nbsp; 

<SPAN class="comment token"># THESE return '[ ]'&nbsp; </SPAN>
fclist <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> arcpy<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>ListFeatureClasses<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>&nbsp; 
<SPAN class="keyword token">print</SPAN> <SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>fclist<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>

and my results were..

True
[u'newpts', u'newPtsMySR', u'test', u'testout2', u'StudyZones', u'bl00_point']

so, take a look at your .gdb to see what is in there.