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I have an ArcGIS Pro toolbox tool based on a python script and am trying to have tool validation pre-fill values based on the location of the ArcGIS Toolbox location. Here is a screenshot of the tool:

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This is my validation python code:

def updateParameters(self):
    """Modify the values and properties of parameters before internal
    validation is performed.  This method is called whenever a parameter
    has been changed."""

    rootpathname = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath("__file__"))
    shorepathname = os.path.join(rootpathname, "Data\\Shoreline.gdb")
    templatepathname = os.path.join(rootpathname, "Symbology\\Representation Templates")


    if not self.params[1].altered:
        self.params[1].value = shorepathname

    if not self.params[3].altered:
        self.params[3].value = templatepathname

    return

When I run the tool, neither of the parameters have been updated with the validation values; they simply remain blank. Why are my parameter values not updating?

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  • Have you solved this? Commented Nov 5, 2021 at 14:18

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Assuming you want to set defaults, i.e "pre-filled", just set them directly in getParameterInfo

e.g.

def getParameterInfo(self):
    #Define parameter definitions

    # First parameter
    param0 = arcpy.Parameter(
        displayName="Input Features",
        name="in_features",
        datatype="GPFeatureLayer",
        parameterType="Required",
        direction="Input")

    param0.value = "blah"  # <=== Set default value

    return [param0]

updateParameters isn't changing your empty values because it doesn't fire until a parameter gets altered.

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  • I tried this, and the parameters are still all blank when I open the tool. Commented Apr 10, 2020 at 17:19
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    @spaine this is directly from the documentation and definitely works. In my test tool, the parameters are filled when I open it. If yours do not, you have something not quite right. Edit your question and include your getParameterInfo code. Commented Apr 10, 2020 at 23:42
  • I've changed the nature of the question to identifying the location of ArcToolbox in Pro. The rest of the script is now working. Commented Apr 17, 2020 at 20:06
  • Please don't change your question after someone has answered it, Ask a new question. Commented Apr 21, 2020 at 8:12
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Per ESRI Documentation, a list of parameters should be passed to the updateParameters method: This should be the same list returned by the getParameterInfo method. Then updateParameters looks like this (note that keyword "self" is not used):

def updateParameters(self, parameters):
    """doc string"""
    if not parameters[1].altered:
        parameters[1].value = shorepathname

    if not parameters[3].altered:
        parameters[3].value = templatepathname

return
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