topic Renaming shapefile attributes? in ArcGIS API for Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/renaming-shapefile-attributes/m-p/872457#M4763 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I attempted to rename a few fields using&nbsp;<STRONG><EM>arcpy.AlterField_management&nbsp;</EM></STRONG>but I guess it won't work on a .shp. Any suggestions?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 13 Sep 2018 17:08:33 GMT Anonymous User 2018-09-13T17:08:33Z Renaming shapefile attributes? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/renaming-shapefile-attributes/m-p/872457#M4763 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I attempted to rename a few fields using&nbsp;<STRONG><EM>arcpy.AlterField_management&nbsp;</EM></STRONG>but I guess it won't work on a .shp. Any suggestions?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 13 Sep 2018 17:08:33 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/renaming-shapefile-attributes/m-p/872457#M4763 Anonymous User 2018-09-13T17:08:33Z Re: Renaming shapefile attributes? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/renaming-shapefile-attributes/m-p/872458#M4764 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>bring it into pro as a featureclass, make the changes there and export it out as a shapefile would be the quickest, if not the safest</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 13 Sep 2018 17:15:00 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/renaming-shapefile-attributes/m-p/872458#M4764 DanPatterson_Retired 2018-09-13T17:15:00Z