topic legend.updateItem Brings IndexError: 0 in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/legend-updateitem-brings-indexerror-0/m-p/488315#M38136 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I'm working on a script to automate FEMA maps. My legend element is empty, and I need to add a shapefile (with set symbology), named S_FLD_HAZ_AR into the Legend. Here is what I have for my script so far, specifically to add the layer into the map legend. When I try to add the layer into the legend, it gives the indexerror: 0. Any help would be greatly appreciated!&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>import arcpy<BR />mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("Current")<BR />df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd)[0]<BR />lyrFile = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"S:\XXXXX\GEO_DATA\Federal\FEMA\Berkeley_FEMA\FIRM\45015C_20181210_SPintl\S_FLD_HAZ_AR.shp")<BR />arcpy.mapping.AddLayer(df, lyrFile, "TOP")<BR />styleItem = arcpy.mapping.ListStyleItems("ESRI.style", "Legend Items")[2]<BR />legend = arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "LEGEND_ELEMENT")[0]<BR />lyr = arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, 'S_FLD_HAZ_AR', df)[0]&nbsp;<BR />legend.updateItem(lyr, styleItem)&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 02 Jul 2019 14:33:11 GMT NathanRyan1 2019-07-02T14:33:11Z legend.updateItem Brings IndexError: 0 https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/legend-updateitem-brings-indexerror-0/m-p/488315#M38136 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I'm working on a script to automate FEMA maps. My legend element is empty, and I need to add a shapefile (with set symbology), named S_FLD_HAZ_AR into the Legend. Here is what I have for my script so far, specifically to add the layer into the map legend. When I try to add the layer into the legend, it gives the indexerror: 0. Any help would be greatly appreciated!&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>import arcpy<BR />mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("Current")<BR />df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd)[0]<BR />lyrFile = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"S:\XXXXX\GEO_DATA\Federal\FEMA\Berkeley_FEMA\FIRM\45015C_20181210_SPintl\S_FLD_HAZ_AR.shp")<BR />arcpy.mapping.AddLayer(df, lyrFile, "TOP")<BR />styleItem = arcpy.mapping.ListStyleItems("ESRI.style", "Legend Items")[2]<BR />legend = arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "LEGEND_ELEMENT")[0]<BR />lyr = arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, 'S_FLD_HAZ_AR', df)[0]&nbsp;<BR />legend.updateItem(lyr, styleItem)&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 02 Jul 2019 14:33:11 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/legend-updateitem-brings-indexerror-0/m-p/488315#M38136 NathanRyan1 2019-07-02T14:33:11Z