topic Re: ArcGIS Pro Export python in ArcGIS Pro Questions

ArcGIS Pro Export python

CCWeedcontrol — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 20:52:11 GMT

I am trying to export a project to pdf.

With arcpy.mapping i had the following and worked

import arcpy, os, sys 

mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT")
folder = os.path.dirname(mxd.filePath) # H:/GIS_Data
fullfilename = os.path.basename(mxd.filePath) # junk.mxd
filename = os.path.splitext(fullfilename) # [junk, mxd]
name = filename[0] # junk
pdfname = name + '.pdf' # junk.pdf
outpdf = folder + "/" + pdfname # H:/GIS_Data/junk.pdf
arcpy.mapping.ExportToPDF(mxd, pdfname, "PAGE_LAYOUT",0 ,0 ,"210")‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

I am attempting to do this with ArcGIS Pro arcpy.mp and have the following but having a hard time getting it started.

I get AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'listLayouts' with the following.

import arcpy, os, sys 

p = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject("CURRENT").filePath
l = p.listLayouts()[0]
l.exportToPDF(R"C:\temp\Ex1_WA.pdf", 'CURRENT',0 ,0 ,"210")‍‍‍‍‍

Re: ArcGIS Pro Export python

DanPatterson_Retired — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 19:14:00 GMT

ilePath

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Returns a string value that reports the fully qualified project path and file name.

So it should work unless you are not running it from with a toolbox in an open session of Pro or from Pro's python window.

To test, just throw the actual path in there, because 'CURRENT' doesn't seem to be returning anything other than a string (perhaps None)

Re: ArcGIS Pro Export python

CCWeedcontrol — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 22:19:34 GMT

I was trying to run it in Pro's Python window, is this not allowed?

can you not set the os.path.dirname so you won't have to give the full path name?

Re: ArcGIS Pro Export python

DanPatterson_Retired — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 22:28:26 GMT

perhaps you are shortcutting

p = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject("CURRENT")

pth = p.filePath

the first line, assuming it works, should return a project

the second line returns the path to the project

the way you had it

p = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject("CURRENT").filePath

just returns the path to the project and not the actual project which is needed later on.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Export python

CCWeedcontrol — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 20:52:14 GMT

I got it to work the the following, thanks for the help.

import arcpy, os, sys 

p = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject("CURRENT")
folder = os.path.dirname(p.filePath)
fullfilename = os.path.basename(p.filePath)
filename = os.path.splitext(fullfilename)
name = filename[0]
pdfname = name + '.pdf' 
outpdf = folder + "/" + pdfname
l = p.listLayouts()[0]
l.exportToPDF(pdfname,resolution = 300)‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Re: ArcGIS Pro Export python

DanPatterson_Retired — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 23:43:16 GMT

so not getting the aprx object was the issue then.

with the extra path stuff cut out