GetPackageInfo

Summary

The GetPackageInfo function returns a dictionary of package information.

Syntax

GetPackageInfo (input_package)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
input_package	The path to the package file.	String

Return Value

Data Type

Explanation

Dictionary

Returns a dictionary of key-value pairs. Keys Values credits Credits for the package. This is generally the name of the organization that is given credit for authoring and providing the content for the package. description Description of the package. name Name of the package. summary Summary of package. tags Tags used to describe and identify the package. type The package type: Layer Package, Map Package, Geoprocessing Package, Map Tile Package, Address Locator Package, or Project Package. version The package version. The GetPackageInfo dictionary object keys:

Code sample

Returns information about a package.

import arcpy
import pprint

pprint.pprint(arcpy.GetPackageInfo("c:/packages/maps/Leith.mpk"))