topic Re: import arcinfo/SetProduct in Python Questions

import arcinfo/SetProduct

MatthewBrown1 — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 10:04:13 GMT

Hi,

I often use:

import arcinfo
import arcpy

in my Python IDE (see http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/SetProduct/018v00000009000000/) to save mucking about switching licenses and firing up new sessions of ArcGIS Desktop, but would like to force the return of a floating ARC/INFO license without closing down my Python IDE.

I've tired importing the module as part of a function and this affects the scope of the imports but still hangs on to an ARC/INFO license.

It would be great if there was something like:

arcpy.CheckInProduct("ArcInfo")

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Matt

Re: import arcinfo/SetProduct

Luke_Pinner — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 02:43:29 GMT

I don't think there's any way of releasing the license without restarting the IDE's python process.

That said... I use an IDE called PyScripter which has a remote debugger. This means it can be restarted (or crashed...) without restarting (or crashing...) the entire IDE. To restart the remote python process and release a license after running an ArcPy script, right click the python interpreter section of the IDE and select Python Engine->Reinitialize Python Engine. See attached screenshot. Or hit Ctrl+F2.

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Re: import arcinfo/SetProduct

MatthewBrown1 — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:28:38 GMT

Thanks for the tip! Works well.

PyScripter looks pretty good.