topic Python String Symbols in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-string-symbols/m-p/699102#M54191 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>In ArcGIS 10.1 - python 2.7 this use to work: </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>arcpy.CalculateField_management(CenterPoint,LongDMS,"!DMSLon![1:3] + \"º\" + !DMSLon![4:6] + \"'\" + !DMSLon![7:9] + \"'' \" + !DMSLon![15]","PYTHON")</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>However it fails in ArcGIS 10.2 - python 2.7</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have narrowed down the problem to the degree symbol.&nbsp; I got the symbol in Python by holding down ALT and entering in 167.&nbsp; Any ideas why this now fails when I run my toolbox script with this and how to fix it?&nbsp; Or any suggestions for a work around?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Your help is much appreciated.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 05 Aug 2013 12:59:01 GMT deleted-user-MS0lE1F_0-sy 2013-08-05T12:59:01Z Python String Symbols https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-string-symbols/m-p/699102#M54191 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>In ArcGIS 10.1 - python 2.7 this use to work: </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>arcpy.CalculateField_management(CenterPoint,LongDMS,"!DMSLon![1:3] + \"º\" + !DMSLon![4:6] + \"'\" + !DMSLon![7:9] + \"'' \" + !DMSLon![15]","PYTHON")</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>However it fails in ArcGIS 10.2 - python 2.7</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have narrowed down the problem to the degree symbol.&nbsp; I got the symbol in Python by holding down ALT and entering in 167.&nbsp; Any ideas why this now fails when I run my toolbox script with this and how to fix it?&nbsp; Or any suggestions for a work around?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Your help is much appreciated.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 05 Aug 2013 12:59:01 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-string-symbols/m-p/699102#M54191 deleted-user-MS0lE1F_0-sy 2013-08-05T12:59:01Z Re: Python String Symbols https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-string-symbols/m-p/699103#M54192 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I found this on stack exchange:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="plain" name="code">&gt;&gt;&gt; deg = u"\u00b0" &gt;&gt;&gt; print deg&nbsp; °</PRE><DIV style="display:none;"> </DIV><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Looks like if you use unicoding and type: u'\u00b0' it should give you a degree symbol.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 05 Aug 2013 13:18:03 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-string-symbols/m-p/699103#M54192 Anonymous User 2013-08-05T13:18:03Z Re: Python String Symbols https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-string-symbols/m-p/699104#M54193 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">I found this on stack exchange:<BR /><BR /><PRE class="lia-code-sample line-numbers language-none"> &gt;&gt;&gt; deg = u"\u00b0" &gt;&gt;&gt; print deg ° </PRE><BR /><BR />Looks like if you use unicoding and type: u'\u00b0' it should give you a degree symbol.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>That worked.&nbsp; Thank you very much!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sun, 12 Dec 2021 05:25:30 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-string-symbols/m-p/699104#M54193 deleted-user-MS0lE1F_0-sy 2021-12-12T05:25:30Z