Getting date modified for feature class within file geodatabase via ArcPy?

Asked Oct 04 '16 at 20:56

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For ordinary shapefiles located on a disk, I know I can check the date modified using os.stat (see Creating table containing all filenames (and possibly metadata) in File Geodatabase?), but how would I do so if I want to know the date modified for a feature class WITHIN a file geodatabase?

Specifically via ArcPy in ArcGIS Desktop 10.2.

There are some XML based methods (Determining date or time Feature Class was created in File Geodatabase? and How do I find out when a shapefile was created?) but they seem a bit overkill just to get some basic metadata out.

Basic code:

import arcpy
gdbDir=r"D:\path\to\Default.gdb"
arcpy.env.workspace = gdbDir

fcList = arcpy.ListFeatureClasses()
for fc in fclist:
    pass
    #code to extract feature class's date modified goes here

edited Jun 19 '19 at 06:51

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Probably also overkill as it tracks every feature, but have you considered Editor Tracking? See About tracking an editor's changes to data – Midavalo Oct 04 '16 at 21:10
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See this old post on Geonet - Date Modified / Created for feature class in file geodatabase? - it sounds like it may not be possible in arcpy unless it's been added in the last couple of releases (I doubt it has been). – Midavalo Oct 04 '16 at 21:19
@Midavalo That editor tracking looks interesting. I'll try going along that route for now, but for my use case, I only really need the last date modified since I'd like to know if I should overwrite the featureclass (if it was last updated a month ago). – weiji14 Oct 04 '16 at 21:20
I've looked into arcpy.Describe for the FeatureClass properties but no luck with a date modified property :/ – weiji14 Oct 04 '16 at 21:30
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I found a Python solution over at geonet but it looks like it will not work in a CITRIX environment https://geonet.esri.com/thread/74409. – GBG Oct 05 '16 at 20:04
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@GBG which post on that thread contains your solution? – Midavalo Oct 05 '16 at 20:43
Micah Babinski's post...about half way down.... – GBG Oct 06 '16 at 15:50

Getting date modified for feature class within file geodatabase via ArcPy?

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