Convert labels to graphics broken with Python?

Anonymous User

I am trying to run a python script that will convert labels to graphics. However, it does not work when the script is run from a separate python script, or as a toolbox script. It only works when run from the python window inside ArcGIS Pro. I tried the exact same commands, so I know it's not a typo (obviously changed where necessary to refer to the "current" map instead of a path, etc).

The stand alone script / toolbox scripts dont' give any errors, they just doesn't add the graphics layer to the map. Furthermore, when I try to save the output from Convert to Graphics tool to a layer file it creates a bad file. Again, it doesn't throw any errors, the file just doesn't work when I try to load it into a map. When I opened the .lyrx file a text editor you can see the CIM info is mostly nonexistent.

Tell me I'm not the only one!

(Using Pro 2.9)

 

 

 

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LTS_DSolari

Replace your call to the "SaveToLayerFile" function with "m.addLayer(graphics)". The former is implicitly adding the new layer to the active map while Pro is open but that's not how GP tools work outside of Pro, so you need to explicitly add the layer through the Map object's method. If that doesn't work, try extracting the specific graphics layer result with "graphics = graphics[0]" first, sometimes full result objects act a bit odd.