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ListToolboxes

Summary

The ListToolboxes function returns a list of geoprocessing toolboxes.

Syntax

ListToolboxes({wild_card})

Parameter Explanation Data Type

wild_card

Limits the results returned. If a value is not specified, all values are returned. The wildcard is not case sensitive.

Use an asterisk (*) to represent zero or more characters. For example, Te* finds Tennessee and Texas.

String

Return value

Data Type Explanation

String

The list returned from the function containing geoprocessing toolbox names, optionally limited by the wild_card argument.

Code sample

ListToolboxes example

List specified toolboxes.

import arcpy

# Get and print a list of all toolboxes.
toolboxes = arcpy.ListToolboxes()

for toolbox in toolboxes:
    print(toolbox)