GetInstallInfo

Summary

Returns a dictionary that contains information about the installation.

Syntax

GetInstallInfo ()
Return Value
Data TypeExplanation
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'])

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