Python script to Compact geodatabases in multiple directories?

Question

I am trying to write a python script to walk through all folders in my workspace and find and compact all geodatabases in my workspace. I am using the 10.2.2 release. import acrpy, os from arcpy import env arcpy.env.workspace "C:" for (path, dirs, files) in os.walk(arcpy.env.workspace) for file in files if ".gdb" in file: workspaces = arcpy.ListWorkspaces("*", "FileGDB") for workspace in workspaces: arcpy.Compact_management(workspace)

jskinner · Accepted Answer

Hi Jason,

You can use the arcpy.da.Walk function to walk through the directories and then compact each geodatabase.  Here is an example:

import arcpy, os
workspace = r"C:	emp\python"
for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in arcpy.da.Walk(workspace, datatype="Container"):
    for dirname in dirnames:
        if ".gdb" in dirname:
            arcpy.Compact_management(os.path.join(dirpath, dirname))
            print "Successfully compacted " + dirname