CheckProduct

Summary

Checks to see if the requested license is available.

Syntax

CheckProduct (check_product)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
check_product	Product code for the product being checked. arcview —ArcView product code. arceditor —ArcEditor product code. arcInfo —ArcInfo product code. engine —Engine Runtime product code. enginegeodb —Engine Geodatabase Update product code. arcserver —Server product code.	String

Return Value

Data Type	Explanation
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")