Accessing properties of a geodatabase

geodatabase_describe.py

import arcpy

path = r"C:\ArcTutor\Editing\Zion.gdb"

#obtaining individual properties
release = arcpy.Describe(path).release
workspaceType = arcpy.Describe(path).workspaceType
workspaceFactoryProgID = arcpy.Describe(path).workspaceFactoryProgID

#obtaining a dictionary of properties
gdb_attributes_dict = {'release': arcpy.Describe(path).release,
                       'workspaceType': arcpy.Describe(path).workspaceType,
                       'workspaceFactoryProgID': arcpy.Describe(path).workspaceFactoryProgID}
print gdb_attributes_dict['workspaceFactoryProgID']
# >>> esriDataSourcesGDB.FileGDBWorkspaceFactory.1