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I get this error when I run my script:

Runtime error Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 15, in AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'XYTableToPoint'

Script:

import arcpy

arcpy.env.overwriteOutput = True
from arcpy import env
env.workspace = r'U:\skelley\Python\Outputs'
inTable = r'U:\skelley\Python\FWD_GPR_import\FWD_Halsey_WGS1984.csv'
arcpy.management.XYTableToPoint(inTable, "quasars", "lat", "long", 
arcpy.SpatialReference(4326))

Can anybody tell me why?

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    What version of ArcGIS are you using? I'm guessing you're in 10.x and using a Pro tool based on Google search. The similar tool for Desktop is Make XY Event Layer.
    – SMiller
    Commented Oct 24, 2018 at 20:31
  • Using Desktop Advanced - documentation says that this tool is available with this license. We've used it manually before; I'm just trying to simplify a process by writing some code.
    – SarahKelley
    Commented Oct 24, 2018 at 20:35
  • Could you please post a link to that doc? I haven't found it in my search.
    – SMiller
    Commented Oct 24, 2018 at 20:35
  • pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/data-management/…
    – SarahKelley
    Commented Oct 24, 2018 at 20:36
  • This is a tool that is available in ArcGIS Pro -- at check the URL of the website. As a workaround, use the Desktop geoprocessing tool called Make XY Event Layer.
    – SMiller
    Commented Oct 24, 2018 at 20:38

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Similar to Why is Python Script (using XYTabletoPoint) Deleting target Feature Class?:

XY Table To Point is a tool available in ArcGIS Pro. A search online for "XY Table To Point arcpy 10.3" does not return any documentation for 10.x, but does return a different tool, Make XY Event Layer. Note when using the Desktop tool Make XY Event Layer that it creates a layer, not a point feature class or shapefile. To save the output after the event layer is created, use arcpy.management.CopyFeatures

Be careful with latlong and this tool. Remember X should map to longitude, and Y to latitude, so code is for example :

arcpy.MakeXYEventLayer_management(in_Table, "longitude" , "latitude",
    out_Layer, spRef, z_coords)
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