topic Re: List of all parameter names of all geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS Pro in Python Questions

List of all parameter names of all geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS Pro

Bud — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:21:19 GMT

ArcGIS Pro 3.1

Is it possible to loop through all the geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS Pro and create a list of all their parameter names?

For example, find all GP tools that have a parameter called Output Location or Output Name.

Re: List of all parameter names of all geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS Pro

DanPatterson — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:36:35 GMT

To use your example of Export Features

The tool parameters are located in

C:\...Your install path...\Resources\ArcToolBox\toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\ExportFeatures.tool\tool.content

You would need to parse the ArcToolBox\toolboxes folders, looking the tools in each toolset (*.tbx) , navigate into the particular tool (eg. ExportFeatures.tool) then open the file (tool.content) and look for the line containing params , For example

..... snip "params": { "in_features": { "displayname": "$rc:in_features.title", "datatype": { "type": "GPFeatureLayer" }, "description": "$rc:in_features.descr" }, "out_features": { "direction": "out", "displayname": "$rc:out_features.title", "datatype": { "type": "DEFeatureClass" }, "depends": [ "in_features" ], "description": "$rc:out_features.descr" .... snip

doeable, but it might tie up your machine for a while

Re: List of all parameter names of all geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS Pro

DannyMcVey — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:46:33 GMT

for tool in arcpy.ListTools("*"): params = arcpy.GetParameterInfo(tool) for param in params: if param.name == "output_location" or param.name == "output_name": print(tool, param.name)

Re: List of all parameter names of all geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS Pro

DanPatterson — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:53:15 GMT

@DannyMcVey 😁 he would discover so much more examining the actual folders

Re: List of all parameter names of all geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS Pro

Bud — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 15:05:47 GMT

It looks like something similar was posted as a technical article on the Esri Support site:

List all geoprocessing tools containing specific parameter names in ArcGIS Pro using ArcPy (Article ID:000031510)

Re: List of all parameter names of all geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS Pro

Bud — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 22:33:19 GMT

Here's a version of the script that searches for wildcard text within the parameter name using the "in" keyword:

for tool in arcpy.ListTools("*"):
    params = arcpy.GetParameterInfo(tool)
    for param in params:
        if "output" in param.name:
            print(tool, param.name)