topic Re: Label Expression Parser in Python Questions

Label Expression Parser

ChrisHolmes — Thu, 14 May 2020 20:45:09 GMT

Is there any way to determine using arcpy what the parser is set to? I'm guessing no and that it's more of a arc objects thing.

Thanks

Re: Label Expression Parser

JoshuaBixby — Thu, 14 May 2020 21:31:30 GMT

Correct, for ArcMap. You can infer it from the expression, e.g., the expression starting with 'def' means it is Python, but there is no ArcPy method or property for retrieving the Parser directly.

Re: Label Expression Parser

MarcoBoeringa — Thu, 14 May 2020 21:36:10 GMT

You can't do this in ArcMap using Python, but I am pretty sure you can in ArcGIS Pro using the new Python CIM access.

It will take a bit of time though to figure out exactly where in the JSON object model the information is, and you can then use arcpy.mp and the getDefinition() method on a layer object to access it.

Re: Label Expression Parser

ChrisHolmes — Fri, 15 May 2020 13:51:10 GMT

I can work with that. Our older mxd’s tend to be vbscript but we’ve used python over the last few years++. I can now tell which is being used and move forward accordingly.

Thanks Joshua