https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/custom-xml-path-for-python-toolbox-tools/idi-p/968992 <P>I would like to be able to specify the path to the .xml file to be used by my Python Toolbox (.pyt) for tools within the toolbox. The current setup causes a lot of clutter in the Toolbox folder.</P><!-- content transformation source ID: 087E00000004p1Y --><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:16:13 GMT AustinMilt 2024-08-07T17:16:13Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/custom-xml-path-for-python-toolbox-tools/idi-p/968992 <P>I would like to be able to specify the path to the .xml file to be used by my Python Toolbox (.pyt) for tools within the toolbox. The current setup causes a lot of clutter in the Toolbox folder.</P><!-- content transformation source ID: 087E00000004p1Y --><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:16:13 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/custom-xml-path-for-python-toolbox-tools/idi-p/968992 AustinMilt 2024-08-07T17:16:13Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/custom-xml-path-for-python-toolbox-tools/idc-p/1521572#M31547 <P><SPAN>Thank you for your submission, and apologies for the very late response.&nbsp;Your post was only recently redirected to the correct ideas exchange for Python/ArcPy ideas.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>We will be closing this idea in favor of the idea outlined here&nbsp;</SPAN><A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/document-python-toolboxes-pyt-in-source-code/idi-p/922246" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Document Python Toolboxes (.pyt) in Source Code - Esri Community</A>. This idea has gotten our attention as it is very popular and would address your concern by eliminating the need for an .xml.</P><P>Thank you for your understading</P> Wed, 14 Aug 2024 15:27:32 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/custom-xml-path-for-python-toolbox-tools/idc-p/1521572#M31547 HannesZiegler 2024-08-14T15:27:32Z