Generating multiple page reports (Page Per Report) using ArcGIS Pro & Python

Question

I have reached a point a little bit outside of my knowledge frame. Python.

I found that I can create multiple page reports with Python in ArcGIS Pro by combine 2 reports together. I am following this link from ESRI's site. I am using Report example 3.

I continue to get the following message :

Traceback (most recent call last):|File "<string>", line 6, in <module>
AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'aprx'

I have tried several thing but lack an understanding.

What would my next step be?

Create a tool box that would allow me to make this a little more stream lined?

How do I define 'self'?

• Kadir Şahbaz: Where do you run the script in example 3? in a tool box or arcgis python console?
• KHibma: You cannot take example 3 by itself and it'll "work". It is an incomplete, and actually misleading or incorrect code sample. Its calling self.aprx, indicating that it may have been a copy of code from a bigger object.
• KgEcology: @KadirŞahbaz I was going through arcgis python console. After playing with the script I came up with something that was able to merge the two PDF files.

Answer 1

There is a missing part in example 3. self is unknown. As @KHibma stated, it might be a part of a bigger project, probably a Python tool.

I am not able to test right now, but removing selfs and specifying aprx would solve the problem if you don't make a python tool.

Try in this way:

import arcpy
aprx = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject(r"C:\path\to\file.aprx") # add a full path
# other lines
report1 = aprx.listReports(...
report2 = aprx.listReports(...
# other lines

• KgEcology: This is almost exactly what I ended up with. Thank you Kadir and @Khibma both for the input.