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    <title>topic Update Cursor&amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;amp;quot;Instance has no attribute&amp;amp;amp;quot; error in Python Questions</title>
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    <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;I am looking to use an Update Cursor over a feature layer in a map document to, well, update a handful of attributes.&amp;nbsp; I seem to be getting an error that tells me the instance of my object does not have the attribute of the cursor's name...&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Here is the problem code:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;PRE class="plain" name="code"&gt;class Intersections(): &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; def __init__(self): &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; self.path = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1) &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; def updateAttributes(self): &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; self.intersections = arcpy.UpdateCursor(self.path) &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; self.centerlines = Centerlines()&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; arcpy.AddMessage("Updating node attributes...") &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; try: &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; for self.intersection in self.intersections:&amp;nbsp; #THIS IS WHERE IT FAILS&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;The error reads:&amp;nbsp; Intersections instance has no attribute 'intersection'&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Oddly enough, in the same script, I have this code that &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-style:italic;"&gt;does&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; work properly:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;PRE class="plain" name="code"&gt;def __init__(self): &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; self.path = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(2)&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; def copyAttributes(self): &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; self.addressRanges = arcpy.InsertCursor(self.path) &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; self.centerline = Centerlines() &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; self.centerlines = arcpy.SearchCursor(self.centerline.path) &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; arcpy.AddMessage("Copying new address ranges...") &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; try: &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; for self.centerline in self.centerlines:&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Thanks&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;EDIT:&amp;nbsp; I was able to pinpoint the error, which was happening lower in the code.&amp;nbsp; I was trying to delete the cursors, which did not exist at that point.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:22:06 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>KevinYanuk</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2013-04-02T15:22:06Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Update Cursor  &amp;amp;quot;Instance has no attribute&amp;amp;quot; error</title>
      <link>https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/update-cursor-nbsp-amp-amp-quot-instance-has-no/m-p/374744#M29617</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;I am looking to use an Update Cursor over a feature layer in a map document to, well, update a handful of attributes.&amp;nbsp; I seem to be getting an error that tells me the instance of my object does not have the attribute of the cursor's name...&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Here is the problem code:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;PRE class="plain" name="code"&gt;class Intersections(): &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; def __init__(self): &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; self.path = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1) &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; def updateAttributes(self): &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; self.intersections = arcpy.UpdateCursor(self.path) &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; self.centerlines = Centerlines()&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; arcpy.AddMessage("Updating node attributes...") &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; try: &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; for self.intersection in self.intersections:&amp;nbsp; #THIS IS WHERE IT FAILS&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;The error reads:&amp;nbsp; Intersections instance has no attribute 'intersection'&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Oddly enough, in the same script, I have this code that &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-style:italic;"&gt;does&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; work properly:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;PRE class="plain" name="code"&gt;def __init__(self): &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; self.path = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(2)&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; def copyAttributes(self): &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; self.addressRanges = arcpy.InsertCursor(self.path) &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; self.centerline = Centerlines() &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; self.centerlines = arcpy.SearchCursor(self.centerline.path) &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; arcpy.AddMessage("Copying new address ranges...") &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; try: &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; for self.centerline in self.centerlines:&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Thanks&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;EDIT:&amp;nbsp; I was able to pinpoint the error, which was happening lower in the code.&amp;nbsp; I was trying to delete the cursors, which did not exist at that point.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:22:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>KevinYanuk</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2013-04-02T15:22:06Z</dc:date>
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