adding fields to attribute table

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05-23-2019 01:19 PM
GregCooper
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How would I go about making a script that adds multiple fields to an attribute table?

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RandyBurton
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See AddField.  I usually have the field name, type, alias, and other properties in a list.  For multiple fields, I would then have a list of lists to loop through.  In a very rough form, something like:

fields = [
    ['fldName', 'TEXT', '50', 'fldAlias', .... other properties ],
    ['fldName2', 'TEXT', '50', 'fldAlias2', .... other properties ]
    ]

for fld in fields:
        arcpy.AddField_management(dbFeature,fld[0],fld[1],"#","#",
                                  fld[2],fld[3],nullable,"NON_REQUIRED", ...etc...)‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍
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