CheckProduct

Summary

Checks to see if the requested license is available.

Syntax

CheckProduct (check_product)
ParameterExplanationData Type
check_product

Product code for the product being checked.

  • arcviewArcView product code.
  • arceditorArcEditor product code.
  • arcInfoArcInfo product code.
  • engineEngine Runtime product code.
  • enginegeodbEngine Geodatabase Update product code.
  • arcserverServer product code.
String
Return Value
Data TypeExplanation
String

There are five possible return values for CheckProduct:

  • AlreadyInitalized License has already been set in the script.
  • Available The requested license is available to be set.
  • Unavailable The requested license is unavailable to be set.
  • NotLicensed The requested license is not valid.
  • Failed A system failure occurred during the request.

Code Sample

CheckProduct example

Check to see if an ArcInfo license is available.

import arcpy
from arcpy import env
import sys

env.workspace = "C:/Data/World.gdb"
if arcpy.CheckProduct("ArcInfo") == "Available":
    arcpy.PolygonToLine_management("Lakes", "LakeLines")
else:
    print "ArcInfo license not available"
    sys.exit("ArcInfo license not available")

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10/28/2011