python geoprocessing and licenses

Question

currently our office uses an arcinfo license on users workstations primarily as we are constantly editing sde data, but to add more users we want to use arcview licenses more
is there a reference for what geoprocesssing tools can be accessed with python using an arcview license? are there any issues to using an arcview license to run python geprocessing tools?

KevinHibma · Answer

I'd give a quick read of this topic:
http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#/Accessing_licenses_and_extensions_in_Python/002z0000000z000000/

Basically it states that unless you explicitly set the license level in the script, it will try to obtain/use the highest license level available.

FrankVignati · Answer

thank you
is it necessary to call the product in all scripts; import arcview or import acinfo?if arcpy.ProductInfo() == "ArcView":
  import arcview
elif arcpy.ProductInfo() == "ArcInfo":
  import arcinfo

KevinHibma · Answer

Tools follow the same license level regardless of where you execute them (ArcMap or Python).

Within the help if you look just inside each toolbox, there is a breakdown of how the tools are licensed.
For example, see the Data Management toolbox.
http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#/Data_management_toolbox_licensing/0017000000t3000000/