topic Re: RebuildIndexes in Python Questions

RebuildIndexes

ForrestLin — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:56:58 GMT

I run the following python script code in Notebook in ArcGIS Pro. It works.

arcpy.management.RebuildIndexes(input_database=database,include_system="NO_SYSTEM",in_datasets=dataset,delta_only="ALL")

But I run it in VS code:

import arcpy

arcpy.management.RebuildIndexes(input_database=database,include_system="NO_SYSTEM",in_datasets=dataset,delta_only="ALL")

I get error:

Failed to execute. Parameters are not valid.

ERROR 000837: The workspace is not the correct workspace type.
Failed to execute (RebuildIndexes).

KenGalliher1 — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:47:43 GMT

What are you passing in as the input_database argument? It should be an .sde file connected with a user that is able to rebuild indexes.

ForrestLin — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:50:21 GMT

Yes, I pass a .sde file in as the input_database argument.

The following code are same running in Notebook in ArcGIS Pro and VS code.

arcpy.management.RebuildIndexes(input_database=database,include_system="NO_SYSTEM",in_datasets=dataset,delta_only="ALL")

Added import arcpy in VS code.

Thank you!

Forrest