Alteryx Designer Desktop Knowledge Base

In some cases the Python tool will not start. This article discusses the common root cause that during installation there was not enough disk space for all the Python environment files to be created.

This is article will show you the "DataWrap2WrigleyDb::GoRecord: Attempt to seek past the end of the file" error and how to solve it.

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This article will walk through how to have different Module versions for different workflows. This example will use PyPDF2 as the Module

This article will review the method of creating a requirements text file that can be used to reinstall the same packages. Then a process to reinstall the same packages.

If you are using a version of Designer≥2018.3, use the Python tool! If you are on an older version, this article is for you.

A workflow that includes a Python tool may throw an error of the form "Error: unable to read data (C:\AppData\Alteryx\Engine\Engine_23200_be6a9480b4fc4e038a8668b82debdf74_\aa37b5ac-6323-472b-8f0f-5cb0b95b822e\4460abb7be83bae8f01b9bf1238a923c.yxdb)"

how to get started with jupyter notebook

Here is a list of items that we suggest get whitelisted for antivirus software to reduce unexpected behavior.

Error when using the Assisted Modeling tool on a Proxy environment

This article will review how to install and uninstall Python packages without using the command prompt or the built in installPackages method. This method will also provide better messages if something does error out.

Failed to find virtual env named: “designerbasetools_venv” occurs if the Server version is on a lower minor version than the Designer.

ERROR: "Could not build wheels for cryptography which use PEP 517 and cannot be installed directly" while installing OneDrive tools in Alteryx Designer

Issue   Saving or running the workflow in the Designer causes the following error to occur:   An Unhandled Exception occurred. A previous action may not have completed successfully. Click OK to send the development team the error log so that we can fix this error in a subsequent release.   Environment   Alteryx Designer   Diagnosis    Checking the logs from %PROGAMFILES%\Alteryx\ErrorLogs\AlteryxGUI shows the following error:   Alteryx Designer x64 - 2019.2.5.62427 Type: System.ArgumentException Message: Cannot have ']]>' inside an XML CDATA block. Source: System.Xml OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 6.2.9200.0 OS Is x64 Capable: True Selected Plugin: LockInGui.LockInSelect.LockInSelect Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2676 v3 @ 2.40GHz Private Memory: 380923904 -------------------------------------------- at System.Xml.XmlTextWriter.WriteCData(String text) at System.Xml.XmlElement.WriteElementTo(XmlWriter writer, XmlElement e) at System.Xml.XmlElement.WriteContentTo(XmlWriter w)   Cause   The use of "]]>" in the following tools (not an exhaustive list) causes the error: Formula tool Filter tool Report text tool R tool Python tool   Solution   Avoid using "]]>" in the tool or escape the ">" to ">".