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Use arcpy.CalculateField_management to concatenate two fields with a separator
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calculateFieldExampleWithSeparator.py
import arcpy
fc = '<path to fc or table>'
field_CommonName = 'Field_CommonName'
field_BotanicalName = 'Field_BotanicalName'
# Takeaway - enclose the entire expression in quotes, don't do this:
# commonNameExpression = !Field_Name! + ' - ' + !Current_Crop_2013!
commonNameExpression = "!Field_Name! + ' - ' + !Current_Crop_2013!"
botanicalNameExpression = "!Field_Name! + ' - ' + !Current_Crop_2013_Botanical!"
arcpy.CalculateField_management(fc, field_CommonName, commonNameExpression, 'PYTHON_9.3')
arcpy.CalculateField_management(fc, field_BotanicalName, botanicalNameExpression, 'PYTHON_9.3')
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