Error: TypeError: float() argument must be a string or a number, not 'dict'

DonaldPike — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 19:20:41 GMT

I have a script that runs fine as a toolbox script in Desktop Pro, however when I try to run the same script in ArcGIS Online as a notebook, I get the following error:

TypeError: float() argument must be a string or a number, not 'dict'

For this line of code:

new_feature_layer = sdf.spatial.to_featurelayer( title=f"Polys Centroids {tmp_uuid}", gis=gis, tags=["centroids", "outputs"], folder=TMP_FOLDER, sanitize_columns=False, service_name=f"polys_centroids_{tmp_uuid}", )

Here's the full stack trace for the error:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- TypeError Traceback (most recent call last) /tmp/ipykernel_59/1392681058.py in <cell line: 2396>() 2422 param7 2423 ) -> 2424 main(_args) /tmp/ipykernel_59/1392681058.py in main(_args) 64 print("PROCESSING FOR POLYS") 65 _args.set_is_polys(True) ---> 66 run_steps(_args) 67 68 /tmp/ipykernel_59/1392681058.py in run_steps(_args) 70 if not _args.is_test_mode: 71 print("Starting download step") ---> 72 download(_args) 73 print("Completed download step") 74 print("Starting join step...") /tmp/ipykernel_59/1392681058.py in download(_args) 133 layer_item = gis.content.get(layer_id) 134 if _args.is_polys: --> 135 polys_feature_layer = generate_points(_args) 136 output_file_centroids = polys_feature_layer.export( 137 title="Polys_with_centroids", /tmp/ipykernel_59/1392681058.py in generate_points(_args) 113 ) 114 print(tmp_uuid) --> 115 new_feature_layer = sdf.spatial.to_featurelayer( 116 title=f"Polys Centroids {tmp_uuid}", 117 gis=gis, /opt/conda/lib/python3.9/site-packages/arcgis/features/geo/_accessor.py in to_featurelayer(self, title, gis, tags, folder, sanitize_columns, service_name, **kwargs) 2844 ) 2845 -> 2846 result = content.import_data( 2847 self._data, 2848 folder=folder, /opt/conda/lib/python3.9/site-packages/arcgis/gis/__init__.py in import_data(self, df, address_fields, folder, item_id, **kwargs) 7562 ) 7563 -> 7564 ds = df.spatial.to_featureclass( 7565 location=os.path.join(temp_dir, name), 7566 sanitize_columns=sanitize_columns, /opt/conda/lib/python3.9/site-packages/arcgis/features/geo/_accessor.py in to_featureclass(self, location, overwrite, has_z, has_m, sanitize_columns) 2635 origin_columns = self._data.columns.tolist() 2636 origin_index = copy.deepcopy(self._data.index) -> 2637 result = to_featureclass( 2638 self, 2639 location=location, /opt/conda/lib/python3.9/site-packages/arcgis/features/geo/_io/fileops.py in to_featureclass(geo, location, overwrite, validate, sanitize_columns, has_m, has_z) 1106 return res 1107 else: -> 1108 res = _pyshp2(df=df, out_path=out_location, out_name=fc_name) 1109 df.set_index(old_idx) 1110 return res /opt/conda/lib/python3.9/site-packages/arcgis/features/geo/_io/fileops.py in _pyshp2(df, out_path, out_name) 1334 if value is np.nan: 1335 row[idx] = None -> 1336 shpfile.record(*row) 1337 del idx 1338 del row /opt/conda/lib/python3.9/site-packages/shapefile.py in record(self, *recordList, **recordDict) 1835 # Blank fields for empty record 1836 record = ["" for field in self.fields if field[0] != 'DeletionFlag'] -> 1837 self.__dbfRecord(record) 1838 1839 def __dbfRecord(self, record): /opt/conda/lib/python3.9/site-packages/shapefile.py in __dbfRecord(self, record) 1870 value = format(value, "d")[:size].rjust(size) # caps the size if exceeds the field size 1871 else: -> 1872 value = float(value) 1873 value = format(value, ".%sf"%deci)[:size].rjust(size) # caps the size if exceeds the field size 1874 elif fieldType == "D": TypeError: float() argument must be a string or a number, not 'dict'

And this is the surrounding code in the method where the error occurs:

def generate_points(_args): gis = _args.gis poly_feature_layer = gis.content.get("7da90f1a777c4d6e9d59e3314e70fbe5") print(poly_feature_layer["url"]) poly_feature_layer2 = FeatureLayer(poly_feature_layer["url"] + "/0") # EPSG 4326 is a coordinate system for lat/long that makes used of the WGS84 # spheroid sr = 4326 df = poly_feature_layer2.query( as_df=True, return_centroid=True, return_geometry=False, out_sr=sr ) print("Here 61") print(df.iloc[0]) # Convert centroid to dict sdf = GeoAccessor.from_xy( df.join(pd.DataFrame(df.loc[:, "centroid"].to_dict()).T), "x", "y", sr=sr, ) print("Here 62") print(sdf.iloc[0]) sdf = sdf.drop("Correct_Area_SqM", axis=1) print("Here 63") print(sdf.iloc[0]) # Create a shortened uuid to avoid name clashes. # We made want to add cleanup for all temporary layers. tmp_uuid = "".join( random.choice(string.ascii_letters + string.digits) for _ in range(6) ) print(tmp_uuid) new_feature_layer = sdf.spatial.to_featurelayer( title=f"Polys Centroids {tmp_uuid}", gis=gis, tags=["centroids", "outputs"], folder=TMP_FOLDER, sanitize_columns=False, service_name=f"polys_centroids_{tmp_uuid}", ) return new_feature_layer

Re: Error: TypeError: float() argument must be a string or a number, not 'dict'

DanPatterson — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 23:04:46 GMT

Donald, you would be better off filing an issue with Tech Support, or better still, file one on the arcgis github site

Esri/arcgis-python-api: Documentation and samples for ArcGIS API for Python (github.com)

Re: Error: TypeError: float() argument must be a string or a number, not 'dict'

DonaldPike — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 02:58:23 GMT

Ok, thanks for the suggestion

Re: Error: TypeError: float() argument must be a string or a number, not 'dict'

DonaldPike — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 21:44:57 GMT

Update - I was able to get this issue (and some others that were also related) resolved by switching from the Standard to the Advanced runtime.

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