topic Re: Detect ArcGIS tbx file version? in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/detect-arcgis-tbx-file-version/m-p/695319#M53898 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>have you tried an <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/analyze/arcpy-functions/importtoolbox.htm">arcpy.ImportToolbox</A> within a try-except block?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 21 Dec 2017 19:35:19 GMT DanPatterson_Retired 2017-12-21T19:35:19Z Detect ArcGIS tbx file version? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/detect-arcgis-tbx-file-version/m-p/695318#M53897 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is there a way to detect which version a Python toolbox is saved in? I want to double check a Python toolbox is readable by ArcGIS 10.1 or later without opening and resaving the toolbox in old format.</P><P></P><P>I would be happy with a magic string sequence I could find opening the tbx file as binary from Python. Thanks!</P><P></P><P>Yes I know .pyt is less version dependent -- one the selling points!</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 21 Dec 2017 19:21:40 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/detect-arcgis-tbx-file-version/m-p/695318#M53897 curtvprice 2017-12-21T19:21:40Z Re: Detect ArcGIS tbx file version? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/detect-arcgis-tbx-file-version/m-p/695319#M53898 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>have you tried an <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/analyze/arcpy-functions/importtoolbox.htm">arcpy.ImportToolbox</A> within a try-except block?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 21 Dec 2017 19:35:19 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/detect-arcgis-tbx-file-version/m-p/695319#M53898 DanPatterson_Retired 2017-12-21T19:35:19Z