ListEnvironments

Summary

Returns a list of geoprocessing environment names.

Syntax

ListEnvironments ({wild_card})
ParameterExplanationData Type
wild_card

Limits the results returned. If a value is not specified, all values are returned. The wildcard is not case sensitive.

SymbolDescriptionExample

*

Represents zero or more characters.

Te* finds Tennessee and Texas.

String
Return Value
Data TypeExplanation
String

The list returned from the function containing the geoprocessing environment names, optionally limited by a wildcard filter.

Code sample

ListEnvironments example

Lists the environment variable name and current value.

import arcpy

environments = arcpy.ListEnvironments()

# Sort the environment names
environments.sort()

for environment in environments:
    # Format and print each environment and its current setting.
    # (The environments are accessed by key from arcpy.env.)
    print("{0:<30}: {1}".format(environment, arcpy.env[environment]))

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