Summary
Forces a refresh of the Catalog window or Catalog tree.
Discussion
The Catalog window may not always display the latest state of all information. In these cases, it is useful to refresh your content. For instance, intermediate data created within a script tool, or using other python modules to create or move data will not be automatically shown in the Catalog window.
Syntax
RefreshCatalog (dataset)
| Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
dataset | Data element to be refreshed. | String |
Code sample
RefreshCatalog example
Forces a refresh after using shutil.copytree to copy a directory.
import shutil
import arcpy
input_folder = "c:/data/hydrology"
target_folder = "c:/test/hydro_backup"
# Copy a directory tree to a backup location
shutil.copytree(input_folder, target_folder)
# Refresh the Catalog window for the new directory
arcpy.RefreshCatalog(target_folder)