topic Re: arcgis.layers module not working in ArcGIS API for Python Questions

arcgis.layers module not working

tad — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:43:22 GMT

Hi,

I'm trying to add an image service to a map. I'm following documentation (https://developers.arcgis.com/python/latest/guide/using-imagery-layers/) that says to use the arcgis.layers module, but I get the following error: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'arcgis.layers'

I'm using ArcGIS Pro 3.2, I cloned and updated the active environment...still not found. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Re: arcgis.layers module not working

CodyPatterson — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:11:32 GMT

Hey @tad

Are you importing the arcgis.layers module?

Cody

Re: arcgis.layers module not working

tad — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:54:53 GMT

Yes, @CodyPatterson that's what is causing the error I'm receiving. Sorry, I should have made that more clear...

Re: arcgis.layers module not working

DanPatterson — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:36:24 GMT

arcgis 2.4 requires python >3.10 <3.13

doesn't Pro 3.2 use 3.9?

give this a try

import arcgis arcgis.__version__ '2.4.0' from arcgis import layers dir(layers) ['BasemapService', 'BasemapServices', 'BuildingLayer', 'CSVLayer', 'EnterpriseMapImageLayerManager', 'EnterpriseSceneLayerManager', 'EnterpriseVectorTileLayerManager', .... snip ...

maybe the clone installed a different versin and "layers" is now a separate module

Re: arcgis.layers module not working

tad — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:46:59 GMT

Thanks @DanPatterson. That still didn't work. If it's retired, is there a new (or different) way of adding an image web service?

Re: arcgis.layers module not working

DanPatterson — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 23:07:08 GMT

its npt retired ... I am

so you are aren't using Pro 3.4 and python 3.11 and the cloning of the environment wouldn't have installed the correct version of the arcgis module, and even if you did install it, you will have to check that is the correct version in the clone

Re: arcgis.layers module not working

Hannes_Brandt — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:02:31 GMT

Hey all,

I ran into the same problem using ArcGIS PRO 3.3.5 (arcgis 2.3.0.4) and this two import variants:

import arcgis.layers from arcgis import layers

It seems that the arcgis.layers module is simply not part of this arcgis version?

It's just not mentioned in the documentation [1], which is a bit problematic.

In the OGC examples [2], a different approach is mentioned, but this does not work with this version either.

from arcgis.mapping.layers import WMTSLayer, WMSLayer

[1] https://developers.arcgis.com/python/latest/api-reference/arcgis.layers.toc.html

[2] https://developers.arcgis.com/python/latest/samples/publish-ogc-services/#connect-to-your-gis

regards,
Hannes