topic Re: Custom help xml path for python toolbox pyt in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/custom-help-xml-path-for-python-toolbox-pyt/m-p/319737#M24849 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">How would I submit an enhancement request?</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><BR /><A href="http://ideas.arcgis.com/">http://ideas.arcgis.com/</A></BODY></HTML> Fri, 12 Jul 2013 15:07:32 GMT JeffJacobson 2013-07-12T15:07:32Z Custom help xml path for python toolbox pyt https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/custom-help-xml-path-for-python-toolbox-pyt/m-p/319734#M24846 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Can I tell ArcGIS to use a custom help xml for a Python toolbox (.pyt)?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I really just want to use the automated xml, but move it to a different directory because it clutters up the directory that the toolbox is in.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:41:10 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/custom-help-xml-path-for-python-toolbox-pyt/m-p/319734#M24846 AustinMilt 2013-07-11T19:41:10Z Re: Custom help xml path for python toolbox pyt https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/custom-help-xml-path-for-python-toolbox-pyt/m-p/319735#M24847 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Austin,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I don't think there's any way of doing this built-in, but you could add an idea or an enhancement request if you think this behavior would be useful. I could imagine something like a new attribute in a tool's init method which referenced another location.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I generally am managing the .pyt.xml files in Git, and only use git's status to look at my directories, so don't usually see the documentation files directly.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>cheers,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Shaun</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 12 Jul 2013 02:22:05 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/custom-help-xml-path-for-python-toolbox-pyt/m-p/319735#M24847 ShaunWalbridge 2013-07-12T02:22:05Z Re: Custom help xml path for python toolbox pyt https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/custom-help-xml-path-for-python-toolbox-pyt/m-p/319736#M24848 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">Austin,<BR /><BR />I don't think there's any way of doing this built-in, but you could add an idea or an enhancement request if you think this behavior would be useful. I could imagine something like a new attribute in a tool's init method which referenced another location.<BR /><BR />I generally am managing the .pyt.xml files in Git, and only use git's status to look at my directories, so don't usually see the documentation files directly.<BR /><BR />cheers,<BR />Shaun</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>How would I submit an enhancement request?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 12 Jul 2013 12:19:32 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/custom-help-xml-path-for-python-toolbox-pyt/m-p/319736#M24848 AustinMilt 2013-07-12T12:19:32Z Re: Custom help xml path for python toolbox pyt https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/custom-help-xml-path-for-python-toolbox-pyt/m-p/319737#M24849 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">How would I submit an enhancement request?</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><BR /><A href="http://ideas.arcgis.com/">http://ideas.arcgis.com/</A></BODY></HTML> Fri, 12 Jul 2013 15:07:32 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/custom-help-xml-path-for-python-toolbox-pyt/m-p/319737#M24849 JeffJacobson 2013-07-12T15:07:32Z