topic Re: Issues importing a custom toolbox within another custom tool in Python Questions

Issues importing a custom toolbox within another custom tool

JamilHarvich — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 18:55:39 GMT

I'm trying to call on a custom python script within another script. The tool I'm creating takes 2 feature classes as inputs. I am calling on another custom tool that was downloaded in this script. If I run my script outside of ArcGIS, using predefined paths for the two feature classes, everything works fine. When I try to run my script as a tool using "arcpy.GetParameterAsText()" I get an error saying that the other script that I am referencing can't be found.

Here is the error I get:

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "C:\Users\jamil.harvich\Documents\ArcGIS\Python_Scripts\Working\IP_Anno\Script\Script_Part1.py", line 80, in <module>

arcpy.ConcatenateRowValues_IP(lyr[0] + '_Intersect', 'SHORT_DESC', 'NAME', lyr[2], '-')

File "C:\Users\jamil.harvich\Documents\ArcGIS\Python_Scripts\Working\IP_Anno\IP_Labels.tbx", line 54, in ConcatenateRowValues

qN9X/X6ErfAD4ZAf8k08Gf8AhO2X/wAapjfAH4aY4+Gngz/wnLL/AONVgXPxuMvibxL4gsZzfeA/

AttributeError: Object: Tool or environment <ConcatenateRowValues_IP> not found

Re: Issues importing a custom toolbox within another custom tool

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 19:33:06 GMT

are you providing the full path to the toolbox?

Re: Issues importing a custom toolbox within another custom tool

JamilHarvich — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 19:43:03 GMT

Yes I am. The script runs fine outside of ArcGIS, but as soon as I try to make it a tool with parameters, it gives me the error.

Re: Issues importing a custom toolbox within another custom tool

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 19:48:55 GMT

so I presume you have an addtoolbox somewhere in your script? AddToolbox—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop

Re: Issues importing a custom toolbox within another custom tool

JamilHarvich — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 19:58:39 GMT

Yeah I do. Its the first line I have in the code after import arcpy.

arcpy.ImportToolbox(r'C:\Users\jamil.harvich\Documents\ArcGIS\Python_Scripts\Working\IP_Anno\IP_Labels.tbx', 'IP')

Can you see any problems with the syntax here?

Re: Issues importing a custom toolbox within another custom tool

RebeccaStrauch__GISP — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 20:12:35 GMT

I'm assuming the 'IP' is the module name? looks like that is optional...can you try it without the second argument?

Re: Issues importing a custom toolbox within another custom tool

JamilHarvich — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 20:22:03 GMT

I've tried it without as well. Sorry that example was just my last attempt at it. As far as I can tell, the second argument is required only if the toolbox doesn't have an alias defined. But this one does. I was just experimenting.

Re: Issues importing a custom toolbox within another custom tool

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 20:55:55 GMT

put your toolbox in a simpler location, one with a period,or space for example and see if it loads from there

Re: Issues importing a custom toolbox within another custom tool

JamilHarvich — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 23:23:27 GMT

Still no luck. I found a workaround by copying and pasting the code from the other tool directly into my script as a function. I included credits in the code, so hopefully it doesn't count as plagiarizing. Thanks for the help anyway.