topic Re: CalculateGeometryAttributes missing 6th positional argument in Python Questions

CalculateGeometryAttributes missing 6th positional argument

CharlesHardy1 — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 21:14:49 GMT

When I attempt to run the CalculateGeometryAttributes in a Python window in ArcGIS Pro so I can add the last positional argument I get an error message stating:

TypeError: CalculateGeometryAttributes() takes from 0 to 5 positional arguments but 6 were given

According to the documentation at Calculate Geometry Attributes—Data Management toolbox | Documentation the syntax for this tool is:

CalculateGeometryAttributes(in_features, geometry_property, {length_unit}, {area_unit},{coordinate_system}, {coordinate_format})

This shows 6 positional arguments but when I attempt to add a value for {coordinate_format} the tool won't accept it. Did ESRI change the syntax and remove this feature or is this a bug?

Re: CalculateGeometryAttributes missing 6th positional argument

JoshuaBixby — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 17:41:21 GMT

What version of Pro are you running? I just tested on Pro 2.5, and I don't have any issues. If I pass 7 arguments, instead of 6, I can generate a similar TypeError:

TypeError: CalculateGeometryAttributes() takes from 0 to 6 positional arguments but 7 were given‍‍‍

What does the following show on your machine:

>>> CalculateGeometryAttributes.__code__.co_argcount
6
>>> ‍‍‍

Re: CalculateGeometryAttributes missing 6th positional argument

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 22:29:39 GMT

if you were doing it via code, and were using multiple properties, check your list of lists, you may be missing brackets

[["Left", "EXTENT_MIN_X"], ["Bottom", "EXTENT_MIN_Y"]]

Re: CalculateGeometryAttributes missing 6th positional argument

CharlesHardy1 — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 16:54:36 GMT

Thank you for your help. I think the issue may be I'm not on Pro 2.5 yet. My organization is still running Pro 2.4.3. I took a closer look and it appears that I'm still using version 2.4 of arcpy which uses CalculateGeometryAttributes_managment() with only 5 arguments. CalculateGeometryAttributes() is not available in arcpy 2.4. I assume that when I upgrade to Pro 2.5 my arcpy module will change to version 2.5 with the new capabilities.

arcpy.management.CalculateGeometryAttributes.__code__.co_argcount
5

I'm still on a learning how to use Python directly (either in Pro or in a Jupyter Notebook or Spyder). It's a steep curve but I'm starting to figure it all out.