GetInstallInfo

Summary

Returns a dictionary that contains information about the installation.

Syntax

GetInstallInfo ()

Return Value

Data Type

Explanation

Dictionary

The function returns 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. 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. Note: Starting at ArcGIS Desktop 10.8.2, the version key returns a value that starts with 10.9.

Code sample

GetInstallInfo example

Return 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

Return the product version.

import arcpy
print(arcpy.GetInstallInfo()['Version'])