| Label | Explanation | Data Type |
Toolbox
| The toolboxes to be consolidated. | Toolbox |
Output Folder
| The output folder that will contain the consolidated toolbox. If the specified folder does not exist, a folder will be created. | Folder |
Version (Optional) | Specifies the version of the consolidated toolbox. Specifying a version allows toolboxes to be shared with previous versions of ArcGIS and supports backward compatibility.
| String |
Summary
Consolidates one or more toolboxes into a specified output folder.
Usage
Tools and parameters may have been added, removed, or modified between the ArcGIS AllSource version installed and the version specified for the Version parameter. To consolidate a toolbox to an earlier version and capabilities that are only available in the newer version are included, the tool will produce warning or error messages based on a comparison of the version compatibility of the tool or tools included in the package.
Parameters
arcpy.management.ConsolidateToolbox(in_toolbox, output_folder, {version})| Name | Explanation | Data Type |
in_toolbox [in_toolbox,...] | The toolboxes to be consolidated. | Toolbox |
output_folder | The output folder that will contain the consolidated toolbox. If the specified folder does not exist, a folder will be created. | Folder |
version (Optional) | Specifies the version of the consolidated toolbox. Specifying a version allows toolboxes to be shared with previous versions of ArcGIS and supports backward compatibility.
| String |
Code sample
The following Python window script demonstrates how to use the ConsolidateToolbox function in the Python window.
import arcpy
arcpy.management.ConsolidateToolbox(r'C:\data\BufferPoints.tbx',
r'C:\project\Buffer_Pnts', "CURRENT")Find and create individual consolidated folders for all of the toolboxes that reside in a specified folder.
# Name: ConsolidateToolboxEx2.py
# Description: Find all the toolboxes that reside in a specified folder and
# create a consolidated folder for each.
# import system modules
import os
import arcpy
# Set environment settings
arcpy.env.overwriteOutput = True
arcpy.env.workspace = "C:/Toolboxes"
# Loop through the workspace, find all the toolboxes (.tbx), and create a
# consolidated folder for each toolbox found using the same name as the original
# toolbox.
for tbx in arcpy.ListFiles("*.tbx"):
print("Consolidating " + tbx)
arcpy.management.ConsolidateToolbox(tbx, os.path.splitext(tbx)[0], "CURRENT")Environments
This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.