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arcpy: Check if field exists
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fieldExists.py
import arcpy
def fieldExists(dataset: str, field_name: str) -> bool:
"""Return boolean indicating if field exists in the specified dataset."""
return field_name in [field.name for field in arcpy.ListFields(dataset)]
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M-Bryant commented Apr 4, 2022

Added type hinting

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