GetInstallInfo

Summary

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

Syntax

GetInstallInfo ()

Return Value

Data Type

Explanation

Dictionary

The function returns a dictionary containing the properties of the installation. The dictionary keys are as follows: BuildNumber—The build number. InstallDate—The installation date. InstallDir—The installation location. InstallTime—The time of installation. InstallType—The installation type (or NA). Installer—The account installed by. LicenseLevel—The current license level (Basic, Standard, or Advanced). ProductName—The product installed (Desktop, Server, Engine, or ArcGISPro). SPBuild—The service pack build (or NA). SPNumber—The service pack build number (or NA). SourceDir—The source directory. Version—The product version.

Code sample

GetInstallInfo example

Return installation information.

import arcpy

# Use the dictionary iteritems to iterate through 
#   the key/value pairs from GetInstallInfo
d = arcpy.GetInstallInfo()
for key, value in list(d.items()):
    # Print a formatted string of the install key and its value
    #
    print("{:<13} : {}".format(key, value))

GetInstallInfo example 2

Return the product version.

import arcpy
print(arcpy.GetInstallInfo()['Version'])