AttributeError: 'ContentManager' object has no attribute 'folders'

ODWC_GIS — Mon, 12 May 2025 16:59:59 GMT

Attempting to run one of Dublin, OH's useful Assessment Notebooks.

Was already informed by the Error Text that gis.content.add() has been deprecated, and that I must use the Folder.add() class/method to add X item to an ArcGIS Online Folder that gets to be specified by me.

So I attempted to set the specified folder, but am admonished:

AttributeError: 'ContentManager' object has no attribute 'folders'

Despite the Documentation telling me otherwise:

https://developers.arcgis.com/python/latest/api-reference/arcgis.gis.toc.html#folder

# Usage Example:
>>> from arcgis.gis import GIS, ItemProperties, ItemTypeEnum

>>> gis = GIS(profile="your_organization_profile")

>>> data_path = r"<path_to_zipped_shapefile>"
>>> item_props = ItemProperties(title="new_shapefile_item",
                                item_type=ItemTypeEnum.SHAPEFILE.value,
                                tags="new_shp_item,from_api",
                                snippet="Demo item added from Python API")

>>> folders_obj = gis.content.folders
>>> item_folder = folders_obj.get(folder="water_data")

>>> add_job = item_folder.add(item_properties=item_props,
                              file=data_path)
>>> if not add_job.done():
>>>     print("...job precessing...")
>>> else:
>>>     new_shp_item = add_job.result()

>>> new_flyr_item = new_shp_item.publish()

I did find this User on GitHub with the same issue, but their solution (upgrading ArcGIS Pro to 3.4) is not a viable option for me: ContentManager.folders does not work as documented · Issue #2268 · Esri/arcgis-python-api

I can barely follow the script I'm trying to triage as it is. I'm not a developer. But any offered solution would be appreciated --just know that I may not understand complexities beyond adding/substituting lines of python in the Notebook I'm following.

Re: AttributeError: 'ContentManager' object has no attribute 'folders'

Clubdebambos — Mon, 12 May 2025 17:26:34 GMT

Hi @ODWC_GIS,

What version of the API are you using?

import arcgis print(arcgis.__version__)

You do not need to use the Folders class add(), it is simply a deprecation warning, not a removal error. I am using version 2.4.0 and although the Folder class is available, I can still use the ContentManager add() method just fine, but with the deprecation warning.

Your gis.content.add() is still good to use to add content to your ArcGIS Online - you'll just get the deprecation warning that at version 3.0.0 it will be removed.

You are getting AttributeError: 'ContentManager' object has no attribute 'folders' because you are at an API version that doesn't have that functionality, my guess is 2.1.0.1 or 2.2.0.1 (or in or around).

I hope that helps.

All the best,

Glen

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