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For ever layer, set every attribute field's value to the base file name of the layer. Useful for later aggregating by field value.
import arcpy
from arcpy import env
env.workspace = "E:/master_regions"
files = arcpy.ListFiles("*.dbf")
for file in files:
rows = arcpy.UpdateCursor(file)
for row in rows:
row.NAME = file.split('.')[0]
rows.updateRow(row)
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