topic How to free up an ArcGIS License when Running Programs in Pythonwin in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-free-up-an-arcgis-license-when-running/m-p/74218#M6075 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>On Friday I executed a long running python program in the Pythonwin environment.&nbsp; When I got into work today I saw that I still had an ArcGIS license in use from Friday.&nbsp; Only after closing the Pythonwin program was the license released.&nbsp;&nbsp; Can I add something at the bottom of the script to explicitly release the license?&nbsp; Thanks</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 13 Jul 2015 21:00:39 GMT RandyKreuziger 2015-07-13T21:00:39Z How to free up an ArcGIS License when Running Programs in Pythonwin https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-free-up-an-arcgis-license-when-running/m-p/74218#M6075 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>On Friday I executed a long running python program in the Pythonwin environment.&nbsp; When I got into work today I saw that I still had an ArcGIS license in use from Friday.&nbsp; Only after closing the Pythonwin program was the license released.&nbsp;&nbsp; Can I add something at the bottom of the script to explicitly release the license?&nbsp; Thanks</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 13 Jul 2015 21:00:39 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-free-up-an-arcgis-license-when-running/m-p/74218#M6075 RandyKreuziger 2015-07-13T21:00:39Z Re: How to free up an ArcGIS License when Running Programs in Pythonwin https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-free-up-an-arcgis-license-when-running/m-p/74219#M6076 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You can try using <A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#/CheckInExtension/03q300000054000000/" title="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#/CheckInExtension/03q300000054000000/">ArcGIS Help (10.2, 10.2.1, and 10.2.2)</A>&nbsp;&nbsp; </P><P></P><P>I know there are issues with links today, so just in case&nbsp; full path</P><P><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="https://community.esri.com/external-link.jspa?url=http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#/CheckInExtension/03q300000054000000/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#/CheckInExtension/03q300000054000000/</A></P><P></P><P><IMG alt="" class="image-1 jive-image" height="201" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/117164_pastedImage_1.png" style="width: 561px; height: 200.874px;" width="561" /></P><P></P><P>That is supposed to work anyway.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 13 Jul 2015 21:27:56 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-free-up-an-arcgis-license-when-running/m-p/74219#M6076 RebeccaStrauch__GISP 2015-07-13T21:27:56Z Re: How to free up an ArcGIS License when Running Programs in Pythonwin https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-free-up-an-arcgis-license-when-running/m-p/74220#M6077 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>CheckInExtension doesn't release ArcGIS licenses, only extension licenses (i.e spatial analyst, data interoperability, etc.).</P><P></P><P><SPAN>You can't release your ArcGIS license without closing Pythonwin. </SPAN><SPAN>If you want to release your license when your script finishes, run it from a command prompt or use a more advanced IDE such as PyScripter, Wing or PyCharm that can run the script as an external process.<BR /></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 20 Jul 2015 00:04:25 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-free-up-an-arcgis-license-when-running/m-p/74220#M6077 Luke_Pinner 2015-07-20T00:04:25Z