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CheckProduct

Summary

Checks to see if the requested license is available.

Syntax

CheckProduct (product)
ParameterExplanationData Type
product

Product code for the product being checked.

  • arcviewArcGIS Desktop Basic product code
  • arceditorArcGIS Desktop Standard product code
  • arcinfoArcGIS Desktop Advanced product code
  • engineEngine Runtime product code
  • enginegeodbEngine Geodatabase Update product code
  • arcserver Server product code
String
Return Value
Data TypeExplanation
String

There are five possible return values for CheckProduct:

  • AlreadyInitialized 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 ArcGIS Desktop Advanced license is available.

import sys
import arcpy

arcpy.env.workspace = "c:/data/world.gdb"

if arcpy.CheckProduct("ArcInfo") == "Available":
    arcpy.PolygonToLine_management("Lakes", "LakeLines")
else:
    msg = 'ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced license not available'
    print(msg)
    sys.exit(msg)

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