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Update a group layer using arcpy

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I work with several MXD’S and i try to update a group layer named “allHa” containing several layers with this code:

import arcpy,os,sys,string
import arcpy.mapping
from arcpy import env

env.workspace = r"D:PROJECTSroad_20gis"
sourceLayer = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"D:PROJECTSroad_20gislayers16_12_15allHa.lyr")
for mxdname in arcpy.ListFiles("*.mxd"):
    print mxdname 
    mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(r"D:PROJECTSroad_20gis\" + mxdname)
    df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd, "Layers")[0]
    updateLayer = arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "allHa", df)[0]
    dfList = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd, "*")
    for df in dfList:
        for lyr in arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "", df):                                   
            if lyr.name == u"allHa":
                 arcpy.mapping.UpdateLayer(df, lyr, sourceLayer, True)
                 print 'UpdateLayer'     
    mxd.save()
del mxd

but i get an error:

>>> 
antiquities__55-30__403.mxd

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:Program FilesCCleaneryaronshonotsoftware---gis---  toolsYARON_SCRIPTSUpdateLayer 1 df.py", line 16, in <module>
    arcpy.mapping.UpdateLayer(df, updateLayer, sourceLayer, True)
  File "C:Program Files (x86)ArcGISDesktop10.3ArcPyarcpyutils.py",    line 182, in fn_
    return fn(*args, **kw)
  File "C:Program Files (x86)ArcGISDesktop10.3ArcPyarcpymapping.py",     line 1897, in UpdateLayer
    tl._update(rl, symbology_only)
    ValueError: LayerObject: Unexpected error
>>> 

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