topic IndexError trying to write spatial dataframe to feature in ArcGIS API for Python Questions

IndexError trying to write spatial dataframe to feature

CarlSunderman — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 16:52:45 GMT

so there is something wrong with this dataframe, that it seems i cant see.

 SOURCE Change SHAPE
1 file_c -0.29 {'rings': [[[1788402.41, 13301439.29...
2 file_c -0.24 {'rings': [[[1788428.41, 13301463.29...
5 file_c -0.24 {'rings': [[[1788447.41, 13301429.29...

	SOURCE	Change	SHAPE
1	file_c	-0.29	{'rings': [[[1788402.41, 13301439.29...
2	file_c	-0.24	{'rings': [[[1788428.41, 13301463.29...
5	file_c	-0.24	{'rings': [[[1788447.41, 13301429.29...

When i try to write this to a featureclass

df.spatial.to_featureclass(r"C:\tmp\sample.shp")‍

I get

IndexError: only integers, slices (`:`), ellipsis (`...`), numpy.newaxis (`None`)....‍

What am i missing with this dataframe?

Re: IndexError trying to write spatial dataframe to feature

JoshuaBixby — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 17:47:18 GMT

I am not sure if this is your only issue, but the syntax of you method call is incorrect:

to_featureclass(out_location, out_name, overwrite=True, skip_invalid=True)
converts a SpatialDataFrame to a feature class
Argument Description
out_location Required string. A save location workspace
out_name Required string. The name of the feature class to save as
overwrite Optional boolean. True means to erase and replace value, false means to append
skip_invalids Optional boolean. If True, any bad rows will be ignored.
Returns: string

Returns:	string

Re: IndexError trying to write spatial dataframe to feature

CarlSunderman — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 11:05:28 GMT

No, it works as i posted on all other dataframes.

perhaps those docs are out of date?

arcgis.features module — arcgis 1.6.2 documentation

to_featureclass(location, overwrite=True)
exports a geo enabled dataframe to a feature class.‍‍

So like i said, there is something odd with this dataframe that i can't seem to find

Re: IndexError trying to write spatial dataframe to feature

JoshuaBixby — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 19:18:16 GMT

My bad, i thought you were using the older spatial dataframe, not the current geo-enabled dataframe. The syntax changed with the new dataframe.

What are the dtypes of the dataframe?

Re: IndexError trying to write spatial dataframe to feature

CarlSunderman — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 19:59:15 GMT

No problem, but as shocking as this may sound, i do believe that it was user error after all.

it was just where i was appending the dataframes earlier in the code. I still marked your response as helpful and correct.

Re: IndexError trying to write spatial dataframe to feature

JoshuaBixby — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 23:01:47 GMT

Ah, it happens to the best of us. Since my response didn't directly address your issue, I will unmark my answer as correct, but I will mark the thread as assumed answered to close it out.

UPDATE: I forgot I am not a moderator in this space, so I can't make the change I stated above. I can't wait to get off this old Jive product for GeoNet.

Argument	Description
out_location	Required string. A save location workspace
out_name	Required string. The name of the feature class to save as
overwrite	Optional boolean. True means to erase and replace value, false means to append
skip_invalids	Optional boolean. If True, any bad rows will be ignored.