Structural Column Family Type Name with Python

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Hi All,

I’m trying to get the Family Type Name of structural columns but with python.

import clr

clr.AddReference(‘RevitServices’)
import RevitServices
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager

# Import RevitAPI
clr.AddReference('RevitAPI')
import Autodesk
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *

doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument

StructuralColumns= FilteredElementCollector(doc).OfCategory(BuiltInCategory.OST_StructuralColumns).ToElements()

FamilyName=[i.Family.Name for i in StructuralColumns]
TypeName=[i.Name for i in StructuralColumns]

OUT=FamilyName,TypeName

I can get the family name with i.Family.Name

this is the error if I use i.Name to get the type name:

I’ve tried a few more things but none of them worked.

This is what I’d like to get in python:

Ideas?:confused:

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This is actually an iron python problem
try the following line instead:

FamilyName = [Element.Name.__get__(i) for i in StructuralColumns]

This is because Family is a sub-class of the Element Class and the Name property resides in it.