CheckProduct

Summary

Checks to see if the requested license is available.

Syntax

CheckProduct (product)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
product	Product code for the product being checked. arcview —ArcGIS for Desktop Basic product code arceditor —ArcGIS for Desktop Standard product code arcinfo —ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced product code engine —Engine Runtime product code enginegeodb —Engine Geodatabase Update product code arcserver — Server product code	String

Return Value

Data Type	Explanation
String	There are five possible return values for CheckProduct: AlreadyInitalized — 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 for 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)