Debugging AttributeError: 'Result' object has no attribute 'save' from ArcPy script?

Question

I Keep getting this error message when i run the code below, can anyone tell me why?

Error message:

Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "C:\Python27\ArcGIS10.2\Lib\site-packages\pythonwin\pywin\framework\scriptutils.py", line 326, in RunScript
 exec codeObject in __main__.__dict__
 File "C:\GEP_662\Final_Project\Final_Project1.py", line 65, in <module>
 result3.save('C:\GEP_662\\Final_Project\\satersym')
AttributeError: 'Result' object has no attribute 'save'

Code:

import arcpy
rasterLayer = "C:\GEP_662\\Final_Project\\TOC_IDW1.lyr"
rasterLayerName = 'TOC_IDW_LYR'
# Apply the symbology from the symbology layer to the input layer
outputraster = arcpy.ApplySymbologyFromLayer_management(rasterLayerName, rasterLayer)
outputraster.save('C:\GEP_662\\Final_Project\\rastersym')
print "symbology update done"

• DWynne: When adding samples, remember to select the entire sample and press the {} button to give it proper formatting.
• Keri: @DWynne, I did select the entire sample is something missing? thanks I did not know about the {} button
• DWynne: No worries now. @dmahr made an edit for you. :)
• Aaron: There are several issues here: 1) your pathnames are formatted incorrectly, 2) you are using an improper method to "save" the results, 3) both rasterLayerName and rasterLayer need to be layers. Try formatting your script following the Esri help page example: resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//…
• Keri: Problem solved, I i was not seeing anything because my path location was incorrect

Answer 1

Geoprocessing tools (with the exception of Spatial Analyst tools) return a Result object, which is what arcpy.ApplySymbologyFromLayer_management returns here. It doesn't have a save method. You may be getting this mixed up with a MapDocument or Layer object.