topic Python addins 'reinstalled' on every arcmap startup? in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-addins-reinstalled-on-every-arcmap-startup/m-p/510834#M40118 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Whilst debugging an esri addin, I noticed that python addins are executed from the directory C:\Documents and Settings\&lt;user&gt;\Local Settings\Application Data\ESRI\Desktop10.1\AssemblyCache\{guid}</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Watching this folder, all the python addin files are recopied/reinstalled into this folder on every arcmap startup.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Just wondering if this is necessary, startup times for arcmap always get longer with every release, and this just seems to add to it - perhaps only reinstall if new version or missing?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:00:27 GMT MoragHawkins 2011-10-18T11:00:27Z Python addins 'reinstalled' on every arcmap startup? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-addins-reinstalled-on-every-arcmap-startup/m-p/510834#M40118 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Whilst debugging an esri addin, I noticed that python addins are executed from the directory C:\Documents and Settings\&lt;user&gt;\Local Settings\Application Data\ESRI\Desktop10.1\AssemblyCache\{guid}</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Watching this folder, all the python addin files are recopied/reinstalled into this folder on every arcmap startup.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Just wondering if this is necessary, startup times for arcmap always get longer with every release, and this just seems to add to it - perhaps only reinstall if new version or missing?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:00:27 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-addins-reinstalled-on-every-arcmap-startup/m-p/510834#M40118 MoragHawkins 2011-10-18T11:00:27Z