topic Re: Script working in Python window but not script tool in Python Questions

Script working in Python window but not script tool

GraceKeyes — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 20:44:52 GMT

I'm new to Python but am working with a very simple script to convert elevation units from meters to feet. It works in the Python window but not as a script tool. Below is my script.

import arcpy
arcpy.env.workspace = "C:\Users\keyesge\Desktop"

inputShp = "JunctionElev"
fieldName = "RASTERVALU"
expression = "!RASTERVALU! * 3.28084"

arcpy.CalculateField_management(inputShp, fieldName, expression,"PYTHON")

Any input is appreciated.

Re: Script working in Python window but not script tool

DanPatterson_Retired — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 14:18:34 GMT

pth = "C:\Users\keyesge\Desktop"
  File "<ipython-input-1-507cf8adcb68>", line 1
    pth = "C:\Users\keyesge\Desktop"
         ^
SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated \UXXXXXXXX escape

# ---- use raw encoding

pth = r"C:\Users\keyesge\Desktop"  # ---- a little r goes a long way‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

This is error I got when I tried your path... I would start there

Re: Script working in Python window but not script tool

DavidPike — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 21:03:50 GMT

Do you mean it to work as a functioning tool with different data inputs?

You need to replace your hard coded stuff with parameters

Re: Script working in Python window but not script tool

GraceKeyes — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 21:14:46 GMT

Different data inputs?

Re: Script working in Python window but not script tool

DavidPike — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 21:41:39 GMT

Do you plan to use the tool on different tables and field names or is it just to constantly update the one table?

If that's the case, just change the path as Dan Patterson has written out for you.

Re: Script working in Python window but not script tool

JoshuaBixby — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 22:15:45 GMT

For future reference, it is always helpful to post the error message and traceback so GeoNet users have something specific to look at in terms of what is going wrong.

Re: Script working in Python window but not script tool

JoeBorgione — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 14:18:37 GMT

As Dan indicates:

arcpy.env.workspace = "C:\Users\keyesge\Desktop"

should be:

arcpy.env.workspaces = r'C:\Users\keyesge\Desktop'‍‍‍‍‍

Using single or double quotes is just a matter of personal style/preference.

Re: Script working in Python window but not script tool

DavidPike — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 23:07:18 GMT

Just a typo for workspace at the end Joe.

Re: Script working in Python window but not script tool

GraceKeyes — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 14:39:37 GMT

I didn't receive an error message... The field I was trying to update wasn't reflecting my script. The script tool gave me a message that the tool was successful, but nothing changed in the table...

Re: Script working in Python window but not script tool

GraceKeyes — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 14:39:55 GMT

Yes different tables.

Re: Script working in Python window but not script tool

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 14:47:41 GMT

fix the path problem first, it may fail without reporting the error if it is a script tool

And if it is a script tool, it would have no parameters is that what it shows when you run it? That look more like a script you would run from the python window or the command line of another IDE like spyder or pycharm.

Also if you were running the script from outside of the builtin python window, nothing will get updated unless you close the table and reopen it. If the table is open, it won't get refreshed.

Re: Script working in Python window but not script tool

GraceKeyes — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:05:50 GMT

I fixed the file path. Again, I'm not getting any error messages and my table is closed when I run the script. Attached is a snip of my results window from running the script tool.

Re: Script working in Python window but not script tool

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:55:38 GMT

Grace Keyes‌

the above seems to be different than the script reported in the original

arcpy.env.workspace = "C:\Users\keyesge\Desktop"

inputShp = "JunctionElev"

or is it the ElevationsTest.shp?

if it resides on the Desktop you will have issues. Move the shapefile into a folder like r"C:\Temp" and skip the workspace and provide the full path to the file for the calculation

Can you fix or repost the script you are using that matches the above.

Also, since it is a shapefile, remove it from the project, then re-add it after the script has run

Re: Script working in Python window but not script tool

GraceKeyes — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:09:04 GMT

Thank you for all your input I will try this!