I'm looking for a field calculator Python statement to delete only the first two letters of string entries.
For Ex:
!Name!.strip([0:2])
I know this syntax is incorrect.
[GIS] Deleting first two letters from string field usimng Python Parser of ArcGIS Field Calculator
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Related Solutions
It might be because you're using a field name where a parameter name should go.
Instead, try something like:
def avg(paramName):
return 10
if !myField! == 'NULL' will not test for a null value. That will test a for a string equal to 'NULL'. Use:
if !myField! is None:
To accomlish your task, define a python function in the pre-logic code block and use that function in the expression window. The following code sample pulls the first token from a '-' delimited string.
Best Answer
You slice the string to be the third character through the end of the string (strings are zero indexed).