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Output CONFIG Keyword (Environment setting)

Tools that honor the Output CONFIG Keyword environment will use the specified keyword when creating datasets in a geodatabase.

The geodatabase uses the specified keyword to determine where or in what format to store new data.

Learn more about configuration keywords

Usage notes

Dialog syntax

Output CONFIG Keyword—The configuration keyword.

Python syntax

arcpy.env.configKeyword = config_keyword

Name Explanation

config_keyword

Uses the specified configuration.

Scripting syntax

import arcpy

# Set the configKeyword environment to TEXT_UTF16.
arcpy.env.configKeyword = "TEXT_UTF16"