ArcMap copying the default Python libraries like smtp.py while publishing GPService in \v101\ folder.

Question

Hello, I am facing a strange issue since last 2 days. I am trying a publish a GP service containing a simple code to send an email to the provided userid using smtplib. The tool is running successfully and the email is being sent. After the tool is published, when I am opening the folder C:\arcgisserver\directories\arcgissystem\arcgisinput\\.GPServer\extracted strangely I am finding a tilingservice.xml file. And when I am opening the folder: C:\arcgisserver\directories\arcgissystem\arcgisinput\\.GPServer\extracted\v101\ I found that smtplib.py has been copied ! I tried publishing the service from a ArcMap in a different server to mine this issue is not getting reproduced. But when I am publishing my from ArcMap in my laptop to any other server the same issue is getting reproduced. I have tried deleting the Python27 folder and repairing it but this does not help. Any help or leads is really appreciated. Thanks in advance, Shreya

JonMorris2 · Accepted Answer

I've had this problem, where the publisher takes forever to publish a simple script, then I found it has imported lots of builtin python modules to the gp service folder.

I managed to workaround it though, by changing my imports so only the functions I needed were imported. E.g. change "import module" to "from module import a, b, c, etc."

This post pointed me in the right direction.