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Python Script to Add XY data and Append Existing Field

MatthewSalkey1 — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 16:34:40 GMT

I am attempting to write a script that Adds XY data via arcpy.AddXY_management tool, then takes the data from the tool generated XY points and appends fields ("coordinateX" and "coordinateY") that already exist in the feature classes. After appending these fields, I'd like to delete the fields that were generated by the Add XY tool. This should iterate through all feature classes in a given file geodatabase. When I run the below code, I get this error:

"ERROR 000732: Input Features: Dataset C:\Users\ANCGIS\Desktop\ANC\Resources\Test\MartinezUtiliyData.gdb does not exist or is not supported
Failed to execute (AddXY)"

I assume this error has to do with my "full_path_to_fc" variable, but I am not sure what a work around would be. Is there a way to write this code in a way that would fall in line with what I need? Thanks.

import arcpy
import os
arcpy.env.overwriteOutput = True
arcpy.env.workspace = 'C:\Users\ANCGIS\Desktop\ANC\Resources\Test\MartinezUtiliyData.gdb'
fclist = arcpy.ListFeatureClasses(feature_type='Point')
full_path_to_fc = os.path.join(arcpy.env.workspace)
for fc in fclist:
    arcpy.AddXY_management(full_path_to_fc)
with arcpy.da.UpdateCursor(full_path_to_fc, ["coordinateX", "coordinateY", "POINT_X", "POINT_Y"]) as rows:
         for row in rows:
             row[0] = row[2]
             row[1] = row[3]
             rows.updateRow(row)
arcpy.DeleteField_management(full_path_to_fc, 'POINT_X')
arcpy.DeleteField_management(full_path_to_fc, 'POINT_Y')‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Re: Python Script to Add XY data and Append Existing Field

MitchHolley1 — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 16:34:43 GMT

I assume you want to do this process for each FeatureClass in the database? But, you're right that the 'full_path_to_fc' is incorrect. You need to pass two arguments to the os.path.join function in order to get a combined path to the feature class. The below code should get you started.

I added a database variable and set the workspace to that. You don't need to use the 'AddXY_management', because you can access geometry values with tokens. All point FeatureClass names are in a list to iterate over. There were some slight indentation problems (line 9, 14, 15). I added a line to delete the "rows" generator object after it's exhausted.

import arcpy
import os

database = r'C:\Users\ANCGIS\Desktop\ANC\Resources\Test\MartinezUtiliyData.gdb'
arcpy.env.workspace = database
arcpy.env.overwriteOutput = True

#Python list of all point FC names
fclist = [x.name for x in arcpy.ListFeatureClasses(feature_type='Point')]

for fc in fclist:
    full_path_to_fc = os.path.join(database, fc)#join database and fc name
    
    with arcpy.da.UpdateCursor(full_path_to_fc, ["coordinateX","coordinateY","SHAPE@XY"]) as rows:
         for row in rows:
             row[0] = row[2][0]
             row[1] = row[3][1]
             rows.updateRow(row)
    del rows
             
    arcpy.DeleteField_management(full_path_to_fc, 'POINT_X')
    arcpy.DeleteField_management(full_path_to_fc, 'POINT_Y')‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Re: Python Script to Add XY data and Append Existing Field

DanPatterson_Retired — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 17:28:11 GMT

put an 'r' in front of your path.... r'C:\Users\ANCGIS\Desktop\ANC\Resources\Test\MartinezUtiliyData.gdb'

In python 3 I get a path error because of the '\U' and the \T and \A in your path because it isn't 'raw' formatted. I suspect that the path just fails quietly and says it can't find the file in python 2.7

Re: Python Script to Add XY data and Append Existing Field

DanPatterson_Retired — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 16:34:46 GMT

a = 'C:\Users\ANCGIS\Desktop\ANC\Resources\Test\MartinezUtiliyData'

File "<ipython-input-7-4ae2caca1c8f>", line 1
    a = 'C:\Users\ANCGIS\Desktop\ANC\Resources\Test\MartinezUtiliyData'
       ^
SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3:
 truncated \uXXXX escape

# ---- Reason?  \U is now reserved for Unicode with the backslash

# ---- Ok... I will skip 'U' and put stuff in a different folder....

a = 'C:\temp\A\MartinezUtiliyData'

a
'C:\temp\\A\\MartinezUtiliyData'  
# ---- looks good on the surface except for the \ and \\ combo... must be ok

print(a)
C:      emp\A\MartinezUtiliyData

# ---- I guess not... I don't have an ...emp folder... \t is the tab in python‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Some other examples for people wanting to see what happens to paths...

Re: Python Script to Add XY data and Append Existing Field

MatthewSalkey1 — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 18:40:36 GMT

Yes, I'd like to iterate through the entire geodatabase.

You need to pass two arguments to the os.path.join function in order to get a combined path to the feature class.

Could you expand on what this means?

Re: Python Script to Add XY data and Append Existing Field

DanPatterson_Retired — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 16:34:49 GMT

If you set your work environment, you can even use built-in arcpy stuff..

import arcpy

a = r"C:\Data\Pro_base.gdb"  # ---- setting a geodatabase to work with notice the 'r' !!!

arcpy.env.workspace = a      # ---- setting the workspace to that gdb

fcs = arcpy.ListFeatureClasses()  # a basic list featureclasses without any fluff

fcs
Out[12]: 
['Carp_5x5km',
 'Carp_5x5km_label',
 'xy',
 'mesh_sample',
 'connecttoline',
 'xy1000',
 'small',
 'xy1000_closest1',
 'Line',
 'Points',
 'PointsOnLine',
 'Curve',
 'PointsOnCurve',
 'connecttocurve']‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Re: Python Script to Add XY data and Append Existing Field

MitchHolley1 — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 19:04:07 GMT

os.path.join literally joins two strings together to make a complete file path. The documentation states,

Join one or more path components intelligently.

See here