Add a 'BorrowProduct()' and 'BorrowExtension()' functions to arcpy

[JohnDye]

So now that we can finally borrow licenses from the License Manager, there are methods in arcpy we can invoke to check for product availability and set the license level, but there doesn't seem to be a method to programmatically borrow the product licenses from the license server. 

It would be great to see the below functionality added at 10.2

BorrowProduct (arcpy)

Summary

Borrows a license of the given product from the License Server for the given number of days.

Syntax

BorrowProduct (product, {days_to_borrow})

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
product	Product code for the product being set. arcview —ArcGIS for Desktop Basic product code arceditor —ArcGIS for Desktop Standard product code arcinfo —ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced product code engine —Engine Runtime product code enginegeodb —Engine Geodatabase Update product code arcserver — Server product code	String
days_to_borrow	The number of days to borrow the product license for. The default is the maximum number of days established by the license administrator.	Integer

Code Sample

BorrowProduct example

Borrows an ArcGIS for Desktop Basic product license using the arcview module.

import arcpy

# Borrow an 'arcview' license from the License Server for 30 days
arcpy.BorrowProduct("arcview", 30)

BorrowExtension (arcpy)

Summary

Borrows a license of the given extension from the License Server for the given number of days.

Syntax

BorrowExtension (extension_code, {days_to_borrow})

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
extension_code	Keyword for the extension product that is being borrowed. 3D —3D Analyst Schematics —ArcGIS Schematics ArcScan —ArcScan Business —Business Analyst DataInteroperability —Data Interoperability GeoStats —Geostatistical Analyst JTX — Workflow Manager Network —Network Analyst Aeronautical —Esri Aeronautical Solution Defense —Esri Defense Solution Foundation —Esri Production Mapping Datareviewer —ArcGIS Data Reviewer Nautical —Esri Nautical Solution Nauticalb —Esri Bathymetry Spatial —Spatial Analyst StreetMap —StreetMap Tracking —Tracking	String
days_to_borrow	The number of days to borrow the extension license for. The default is the maximum number of days established by the license administrator.	Integer

Code Sample

BorrowExtension example

Borrows an ArcGIS for Desktop Basic product license using the arcview module.

import arcpy

# Borrow a 'spatial analyst' extension license from the License Server for 30 days
arcpy.BorrowExtension("spatial", 30)