topic Re: Overwriting feature layer from SEDF produces unwated files in ArcGIS API for Python Questions

Overwriting feature layer from SEDF produces unwated files

A_Schwab — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 09:55:50 GMT

I have a script that updates an existing feature layer on AGOL with new data every hour. I used to use a process that truncated the layer, then added new data using something like this:

featurelayer.layers[0].edit_features(adds=sedf.spatial.to_featureset())

Recently this stopped working, throwing a 413 error, so as a workaround I changed the update process to:

sedf.spatial.to_featurelayer(overwrite=True, service={"featureServiceId": "xyzxyzxyzxyzx", "layer":0})

This works for updating the layer but each time it runs it adds two unwanted objects to AGOL, a file geodatabase and an associated feature layer.

Is there a way to stop these files/layers being created when using the overwrite option? Or a way to identify which files have been created so the script can delete then when it has finished overwriting the existing feature layer?

Re: Overwriting feature layer from SEDF produces unwated files

NanaeAubry — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:13:55 GMT

This is a bug we have fixed. What version of the python api are you using?

Re: Overwriting feature layer from SEDF produces unwated files

A_Schwab — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:38:33 GMT

I'm using v2.2.0.1

When was the fix introduced?

And what's the best place to find release annoucements to track what has changed between releases?

Re: Overwriting feature layer from SEDF produces unwated files

NicholasGiner1 — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:45:30 GMT

Hi @A_Schwab - this fix was introduced with v2.4.0.

Any time we release a new version of the ArcGIS API for Python, we include full release notes, as well as a "what's new" blog that summarizes big ticket items and main themes.

thanks,

Nick Giner - Product Manager