GetInstallInfo

Summary

The GetInstallInfo function returns a Python dictionary that contains information on the installation type properties.

Syntax

GetInstallInfo ()
Return Value
Data TypeExplanation
Dictionary

The function returns a Python dictionary containing the properties of the installation.

Keys

Values

SourceDir

Source directory

InstallDate

Date of installation

SPBuild

Service pack build (or N/A)

ProductName

Product installed (Desktop, Server, Engine)

BuildNumber

The build number

InstallType

The installation type (or N/A)

Version

The product version

SPNumber

Service pack build number (or N/A)

Installer

Account installed by

InstallDir

Install location

InstallTime

Time of installation

GetInstallInfo's dictionary object keys

Code Sample

GetInstallInfo example

Return installation information on the ArcGIS Desktop installation.

import arcpy

# Use the dictionary iteritems to iterate through 
#   the key/value pairs from GetInstallInfo
for key, value in arcpy.GetInstallInfo("desktop").iteritems:
    # Print a formatted string of the install key and its value
    #
    print "%-13s: %s" % (key, value)

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10/28/2011