topic Calling custom tools within a python toolbox in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/calling-custom-tools-within-a-python-toolbox/m-p/520657#M40807 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have created several custom Python toolboxes with several tools in each toolbox. Within the execute method of a tool, I am able to call tools from another toolbox using the tool syntax (arcpy.tool_toolboxalias). But when I try to call a tool from a tool that is in the same toolbox, I get this error- </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>AttributeError: Object: Tool or environment &lt;Tool_toolboxalias&gt; not found</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The error does not show up consistently. Sometimes the tool will work, and then after not changing any code I will get the error again.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I've tried importing the toolbox that I am working in (I would think that would not be necessary).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Has anyone else had this problem? Are you supposed to be able to call a tool from within the same toolbox? Should I be using OOP instead to call the execute method within the tool class?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:09:20 GMT KristenE 2013-06-06T14:09:20Z Calling custom tools within a python toolbox https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/calling-custom-tools-within-a-python-toolbox/m-p/520657#M40807 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have created several custom Python toolboxes with several tools in each toolbox. Within the execute method of a tool, I am able to call tools from another toolbox using the tool syntax (arcpy.tool_toolboxalias). But when I try to call a tool from a tool that is in the same toolbox, I get this error- </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>AttributeError: Object: Tool or environment &lt;Tool_toolboxalias&gt; not found</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The error does not show up consistently. Sometimes the tool will work, and then after not changing any code I will get the error again.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I've tried importing the toolbox that I am working in (I would think that would not be necessary).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Has anyone else had this problem? Are you supposed to be able to call a tool from within the same toolbox? Should I be using OOP instead to call the execute method within the tool class?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:09:20 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/calling-custom-tools-within-a-python-toolbox/m-p/520657#M40807 KristenE 2013-06-06T14:09:20Z