Searchcursor Inside UpdateCursor

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05-22-2022 04:02 AM
AbhishekOjha
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Hi, I am new to arcpy and trying to automate one of my daily task.

i want to use Searchcursor Inside UpdateCursor for multiple fc look through. I want to update MPK field form CP fc based on Mains and Service fc. please help.

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Thank you in advance.

 

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Luke_Pinner
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Don't nest Cursors. Build a dict with a da.SearchCursor, then refer to that dict in your da.UpdateCursor loop. Here are plenty of examples:

Turbo Charging Data Manipulation with Python Cursors and Dictionaries

 

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Luke_Pinner
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Don't nest Cursors. Build a dict with a da.SearchCursor, then refer to that dict in your da.UpdateCursor loop. Here are plenty of examples:

Turbo Charging Data Manipulation with Python Cursors and Dictionaries

 

AbhishekOjha
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Thank you, I'll try that.

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