How do you get Python 3.4 to see ArcGIS Pro arcpy?

[curtvprice]

I am trying to access ArcGIS Pro's flavor of arcpy. I installed the 3.4.0 distributed with Pro (beta 5, and pr), open IDLE fine, but... arcpy is not automatically in the sys.path.

Is there a .pth file I am missing?

Python 3.4.1 (v3.4.1:c0e311e010fc, May 18 2014, 10:45:13) [MSC v.1600 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information.
>>> import arcpy
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in <module>
    import arcpy
ImportError: No module named 'arcpy'
>>> import sys
>>> print("\n".join(sys.path))

C:\Windows\system32
C:\Python34\Lib\idlelib
C:\Python34\python34.zip
C:\Python34\DLLs
C:\Python34\lib
C:\Python34
C:\Python34\lib\site-packages
>>> 

[BruceHarold · Accepted solution]

Hi

C:\Python34\Lib\site-packages\pro.pth

C:\Program Files\ArcGIS Pro\bin

C:\Program Files\ArcGIS Pro\Resources\ArcPy

C:\Program Files\ArcGIS Pro\Resources\ArcToolBox\Scripts

C:\Program Files\ArcGIS Pro\bin\Python\Lib\site-packages

C:\Python34\Lib\site-packages

[BruceHarold]

Also, to set IDLE as your script editor in Options>Geoprocessing set your script editor:

C:\Python34\Lib\idlelib\idle.bat

[curtvprice]

Thanks so much Bruce, I'll try it as soon as I get a chance.

I do not have access to my Python34 folder (locked down installs) so I suppose I can do the same thing with the PYTHONPATH env variable.

Does 3.4 support an alternate user location for the .pth file?

[curtvprice]

This list of paths worked great.

I have installed Pro single-user as I do not have admin access to this machine so cannot edit the Python34 folder - so I solve the problem using the PYTHONPATH environment variable. I launch python here from its own batfile so I don't confuse my Desktop environment, which has a PYTHONPATH set up to access my Desktop 10x scripts.

py34.bat

:: start python 3.4 with ArcGIS Pro arcpy available
@echo off
set AGPHOME=C:\Users\cprice\AppData\Local\Programs\ArcGIS Pro
set PYTHONPATH=^
%AGPHOME%\bin;^
%AGPHOME%\Resources\ArcPy;^
%AGPHOME%\Resources\ArcToolBox\Scripts;^
%AGPHOME%\bin\Python\Lib\site-packages;^
C:\Python34\Lib\site-packages
C:\Python34\python.exe %1 %2 %3 %4 %5

This seems to work fine:

Python 3.4.1 (v3.4.1:c0e311e010fc, May 18 2014, 10:45:13) [MSC v.1600 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information.
>>> import arcpy
>>> arcpy.GetInstallInfo()
{'Version': '1.0', 'InstallTime': '8:45:39', 'SPBuild': 'N/A', 'ProductName': 'ArcGISPro', 'BuildNumber': '1472', 'InstallType': 'N/A', 'InstallDate': '10/30/2014', 'SourceDir': 'F:\\EsriMedia\\ArcGISPro_PreRelease\\ArcGISPro\\', 'SPNumber': 'N/A', 'Installer': 'cprice', 'InstallDir': 'c:\\users\\cprice\\appdata\\local\\programs\\arcgis pro\\'}
>>>

[JanCibulka]

Hi,

I tried this, but after "import arcpy" windows throws "python.exe has stopped working" and whole script goes down. I admit, I am using Anaconda distribution, specifically Python 3.4 64bit. On Anaconda 2.7 with arcpy from 10.3 everything working fine.

Edit: Windows logging points on "\ArcGIS Pro\bin\AGOLHelper.dll"...

Edit 2: It's not Anaconda problem, it persists in Python 3.4, downloaded from Esri page, so it's apparently bug connected to latest ArcGIS Pro release.

Thanks.

[curtvprice]

I suggest taking a careful look at the sys.path to make sure there isn't a problem.

Also: have you turned on the checkbox from ArcGIS Pro to allow offline access to your Pro license?

[JanCibulka]

It was the offline access to Pro license, after enabling it arcpy imports without problems.

Thanks very much.

[curtvprice]

That's kind of weak.  Hey Esri GP gear heads - import arcpy should do this check and handle it!

[Luke_Pinner]

C:\Python34\Lib\site-packages\pro.pth

C:\Program Files\ArcGIS Pro\bin

C:\Program Files\ArcGIS Pro\Resources\ArcPy

C:\Program Files\ArcGIS Pro\Resources\ArcToolBox\Scripts

C:\Program Files\ArcGIS Pro\bin\Python\Lib\site-packages

C:\Python34\Lib\site-packages

The above didn't work for me with 1.1 (first time playing with Pro today in a training course).

The following worked for me in a pth file:

C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin

C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\Resources\ArcPy

C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\Resources\ArcToolBox\Scripts

C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\Lib\site-packages

C:\Python34\Lib\site-packages