topic Re: How to exit a python script tool but keep the geoprocessing window open? in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-exit-a-python-script-tool-but-keep-the/m-p/719060#M55698 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks Luke! Why I didn't find that option?! That does exactly what I was looking for.&nbsp;</P><P>I have script validation in my script but there are a couple of still valid steps that would throw an error at a later stage whith an error message that my client would not understand <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">😉</span>&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 18 Feb 2019 06:53:08 GMT Nicole_Ueberschär 2019-02-18T06:53:08Z How to exit a python script tool but keep the geoprocessing window open? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-exit-a-python-script-tool-but-keep-the/m-p/719057#M55695 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi folks,&nbsp;</P><P>I have some preconditions to run my python script tool, for example that you have to create a local copy for editing first when using a hosted feature service layer. I can use exit() with an if statement (I also tried exit(0) and exit(1)) and it stops my script but it "pretends" to have ran succesfully which it did not (because I stopped it before proceeding). I would like to show the user a last message so he knows what he has to do before running the script again. Like the system error messages you find in that geoprocessing window but more helpful <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">😉</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 16 Feb 2019 22:31:45 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-exit-a-python-script-tool-but-keep-the/m-p/719057#M55695 Nicole_Ueberschär 2019-02-16T22:31:45Z Re: How to exit a python script tool but keep the geoprocessing window open? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-exit-a-python-script-tool-but-keep-the/m-p/719058#M55696 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Where is the script being run?&nbsp; ArcMap? ArcGIS Pro? standalone script? some other place?</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 16 Feb 2019 22:48:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-exit-a-python-script-tool-but-keep-the/m-p/719058#M55696 DanPatterson_Retired 2019-02-16T22:48:21Z Re: How to exit a python script tool but keep the geoprocessing window open? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-exit-a-python-script-tool-but-keep-the/m-p/719059#M55697 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You can raise an&nbsp;exception (or try <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/analyze/arcpy-functions/adderror.htm">arcpy.AddError</A>) and the window will stay up. But you'd be better using <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/analyze/creating-tools/understanding-validation-in-script-tools.htm">script validation</A> to stop the script from running in the first place.</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 17 Feb 2019 06:08:40 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-exit-a-python-script-tool-but-keep-the/m-p/719059#M55697 Luke_Pinner 2019-02-17T06:08:40Z Re: How to exit a python script tool but keep the geoprocessing window open? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-exit-a-python-script-tool-but-keep-the/m-p/719060#M55698 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks Luke! Why I didn't find that option?! That does exactly what I was looking for.&nbsp;</P><P>I have script validation in my script but there are a couple of still valid steps that would throw an error at a later stage whith an error message that my client would not understand <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">😉</span>&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 18 Feb 2019 06:53:08 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-exit-a-python-script-tool-but-keep-the/m-p/719060#M55698 Nicole_Ueberschär 2019-02-18T06:53:08Z Re: How to exit a python script tool but keep the geoprocessing window open? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-exit-a-python-script-tool-but-keep-the/m-p/719061#M55699 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Luke already gave me the correct answer but to answer your question (and maybe to give a hint to other people reading this): I am running the script from a Script tool (from the toolbox) within ArcMap 10.6.&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 18 Feb 2019 06:54:53 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-exit-a-python-script-tool-but-keep-the/m-p/719061#M55699 Nicole_Ueberschär 2019-02-18T06:54:53Z Re: How to exit a python script tool but keep the geoprocessing window open? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-exit-a-python-script-tool-but-keep-the/m-p/719062#M55700 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Ahh arcmap… in Pro, the geoprocessing dialog doesn't close and you can addmessage or error stuff, then 'view details'</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:28:17 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-exit-a-python-script-tool-but-keep-the/m-p/719062#M55700 DanPatterson_Retired 2019-02-18T10:28:17Z