GetInstallInfo

Summary

Returns a dictionary that contains information about the installation.

Syntax

GetInstallInfo ()

Return Value

Data Type

Explanation

Dictionary

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 N/A) Installer—The installer of the installation LicenseLevel—The current license level (Basic, Standard, or Advanced) LicenseType—The current license type (Named User, Single Use, or Concurrent Use) ProductName—The product installed (Desktop, Server, Engine, or ArcGISPro) SPBuild—The service pack build (or N/A) SPNumber—The service pack build number (or N/A) SourceDir—The source directory Version—The product version

Code sample

GetInstallInfo example

Get the 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

Get the product version.

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