Latest Contributions by JoshuaBixby

Although I don't think this is related to the error, it looks like your indentation is off on lines 03 and 04.  Not sure if the code itself is that way or just a copy & paste problem into the text box. Can you post the specific error output, all of it?  Knowing the line of the error is helpful, but usually additional information is output that is also helpful. ... View more

I agree with Xander Bakker‌, i.e., you can't remove all of the data frames from an MXD.  Even through the GUI, you can remove data frames until you get down to the last one, at which point you are not allowed to remove it. If you want the border of the frame to not be visible, you can go in and change it, just not through ArcPy unfortunately. ... View more

Interesting, or oddly, IDLE on my 10.3 machine handles it fine. I am still convinced the extra error message is tied to the console where the original error message is trying to be printed.  That said, I can't imagine a bit change in IDLE or Python between 10.2.2 and 10.3. As you point out, you already know how to work around the issue, which is really the most important thing.  In terms of Unicode characters, it would be interesting to know why the ArcSDE errors are getting returned with a problematic character on the end. ... View more

The issue you are experiencing is likely due to your console the error messages are being printed to and not Python itself. If I run similar code in the interactive Python windows in ArcMap, it prints fine.  If I run the code in PyCharm, it prints fine.  If I run the code from a Windows command prompt, it generates a similar error you are seeing.  My guess is that the PyScripter console is not coping with the Unicode and hence the extra error is being generated. ... View more

Unlike the MXD version of findandreplace, which ends in paths, plural, the LYR version of findandreplace end in path, singular.  I am not sure whether the LYR version recursively searches or not, like the MXD version.  If not, you can add some code to loop through all the layers in a layer file: layer_paths = [list of layers with paths] for layer_path in layer_paths:     layer = arcpy.mapping.Layer(layer_path)     for lyr in arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(lyr):         lyr.findAndReplaceWorkspacePath(...)     layer.saveACopy(...) ... View more

Lucas Danzinger‌ addressed this behavior in one of his earlier replies to this thread, i.e., the locks are removed by the Python interpreter when the cursor objects go out of scope by either having the function end or having the IDE/interpreter closed out. ... View more

I am not sure why you are getting an error when you print the Unicode with the invalid character.  Understanding there is an invalid character, printing the string from Python 2.7 shouldn't cause an error since the bug was fixed.  That said, it would be nice if Esri's error handling was cleaner. ... View more

What version of ArcGIS and Python are you using?  The known Python issue you reference affected Python 2.5 and 2.6, which the last version to ship with one of those versions was ArcGIS 10.0.  I am able to print the error message without encoding changes and no crashes in ArcGIS 10.3. That said, it is odd that the error message returns an invalid Unicode character. ... View more

Unfortunately with Esri, I have reached a point of seeing is believing, regardless of what the documentation or staffers say.  That said, your question is addressed in more detail in the online documentation:  Compatibility of ArcGIS 10.3 for Server with earlier versions. ... View more

My guess, that table you reference simply has outdated information.  Do you have a link? If you look at the ArcGIS for Desktop - Microsoft SQL Server database requirements for ArcGIS 10.3 web page, you will see that SQL Server 2014 is supported.  I thought I came across a similar ArcGIS for Server page, but I can't find it now.  Also, a GeoNet discussion (Microsoft SQL Server 2014 and ArcGIS 10.2.2) from this past November has an Esri staffer commenting that SQL Server 2014 support starts at ArcGIS 10.3. ... View more

Xander Bakker wrote: In addition a few comments on your code: ... it is better to use a "with" statement for you cursor, this will clear it from memory after the cursor finishes ... As much as I have advocated for using with statements with ArcPy Data Access (arcpy.da) cursors, I have come to find those cursors don't quite work as advertised when using with statements.  I agree the ArcGIS Help/Documentation strongly implies what you state is how the software works: Search Cursor - Data Access module: Search cursors can be iterated using a For loop. Search cursors also support With statements; using a With statement will guarantee close and release of database locks and reset iteration. Closing and releasing database locks are guaranteed!!  Those are pretty strong words.  Unfortunately, they oversimplify the situation enough that I argue they wrong.  I haven't gone through every type of data source, but I do know that using with statements on shapefiles leaves one lock behind while feature classes in file geodatabases leave two locks behind.  The locks can be removed by explicitly deleting the cursor object, but the documentation doesn't necessarily imply that and none of the examples in the documentation show it. I have submitted a bug to Esri to either correct the cursors or update the documentation.  Of course, I don't hold my breath on them doing anything about it because any end-user confusion doesn't cost them anything, you already bought the software! BUG-000083762: In each cursor documentation, specify the type of lock being closed and released, as a shared lock is still present in the geodatabase after the 'with' statement executes. ‌ ... View more

Since the SQL Server 2014 question has been answered, I will just point out the latest release of ArcGIS for Server is 10.3. ... View more

One could argue this is a bug, but even if it is a bug, there is a low probability it will be addressed.  The issue appears to be cleaning up the ArcSDE application server connections, and the ArcSDE application server no longer exists at ArcGIS 10.3.  Sure, ArcGIS 10.3 clients can connect to existing ArcSDE application servers (I think), but Esri won't put a high priority or much resources into addressing an issue with arcpy.DisconnectUser when the issue is dealing with retired functionality. The SDE command line tools also don't exist at 10.3, but if older versions of them are working for you, I would say that seems like the best path forward.  Regarding Plink, why not just install the SDE command line tools on the machine the database maintenance script is running on.  That way, you wouldn't have to use Plink and remote into another machine. Since the ArcSDE application server is dead, I would suggest you start considering changes to your architecture in the coming year or so.  In the meantime, goes with whatever works for you because getting potential bugs fixed for retired functionality is an uphill battle. ... View more

See the following:  Will the ArcGIS for Home Use Program will include ArcGIS Pro? Although the answer seems to be yes, I am not sure whether that applies with the prerelease versions of ArcGIS Pro, which is where we are still at today. ... View more