https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/importtoolbox-using-arcpy-giving-syntax-error/m-p/1340356#M74256 <P>I tried ommitting the alias and it still gives the same issue</P> Sun, 22 Oct 2023 22:44:14 GMT YobB1n 2023-10-22T22:44:14Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/importtoolbox-using-arcpy-giving-syntax-error/m-p/1340341#M74254 <P>I just started using python with Arcgis and am struggling with the basic step of importing a custom toolbox to use in my script. I've used ImportToolbox according to the documentation as such:&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><LI-CODE lang="python">arcpy.ImportToolbox(r"C:\Users\matth\Documents\LAStools\LAStools\ArcGIS_toolbox\LAStools.tbx", "lastools")</LI-CODE><P>&nbsp;</P><P>in order to import the 'lastools' toolbox. I've confirmed this is the correct directory, and get the following error:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><LI-CODE lang="python">Traceback (most recent call last): File "&lt;string&gt;", line 4, in &lt;module&gt; File "C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\Resources\ArcPy\arcpy\__init__.py", line 171, in ImportToolbox return import_toolbox(input_file, module_name) File "C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\Resources\ArcPy\arcpy\toolbox_code.py", line 491, in import_toolbox mymodule = generate_toolbox_module(toolbox, None, False, False, False, module_name, use_alt_alias) File "C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\Resources\ArcPy\arcpy\toolbox_code.py", line 464, in generate_toolbox_module mycode = compile(code, File "C:\Users\matth\Documents\LAStools\LAStools\ArcGIS_toolbox\LAStools.tbx", line 1141 ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax</LI-CODE><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Is there anything obvious I'm doing wrong or is potentially a problem with the toolbox? Any help is appreciated, thanks!</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sun, 22 Oct 2023 19:47:20 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/importtoolbox-using-arcpy-giving-syntax-error/m-p/1340341#M74254 YobB1n 2023-10-22T19:47:20Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/importtoolbox-using-arcpy-giving-syntax-error/m-p/1340352#M74255 <P>If the toolbox has an alias, skip the second part of the import.</P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/arcpy/functions/importtoolbox.htm" target="_blank">ImportToolbox—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sun, 22 Oct 2023 21:46:44 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/importtoolbox-using-arcpy-giving-syntax-error/m-p/1340352#M74255 DanPatterson 2023-10-22T21:46:44Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/importtoolbox-using-arcpy-giving-syntax-error/m-p/1340356#M74256 <P>I tried ommitting the alias and it still gives the same issue</P> Sun, 22 Oct 2023 22:44:14 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/importtoolbox-using-arcpy-giving-syntax-error/m-p/1340356#M74256 YobB1n 2023-10-22T22:44:14Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/importtoolbox-using-arcpy-giving-syntax-error/m-p/1340361#M74257 <P>move the toolbox (and associated scripts if applicable) into a different/simpler folder</P><P>eg c:/tools</P> Mon, 23 Oct 2023 00:27:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/importtoolbox-using-arcpy-giving-syntax-error/m-p/1340361#M74257 DanPatterson 2023-10-23T00:27:38Z