GIS-Luke · February 10, 2020 23:42
diff --git a/feature_to_point.py b/feature_to_point.py
 """
 Convert features to points without an ArcGIS Advanced license.
 This example truncates an existing feature class and then
 inserts the created rows from the source feature class.
 """
 import arcpy as ap

 # list field objects to get the name property
 fld_objs = ap.ListFields(in_path_fc)
 # loop through the field objects and append their names to the list
 # excepting the ones which are known to cause issues
 bad_names = ['Shape.STArea()', 'Shape.STLength()', 'SHAPE.area', 'SHAPE.len',
             'SHAPE.fid']
 fld_names = [fld_obj.name for fld_obj in fld_objs
             if fld_obj.name not in bad_names]
 # make some lists of the field names necessary to create a point feature class
 in_flds = ['SHAPE@' if x == 'SHAPE' else x for x in fld_names]
 out_flds = ['SHAPE@XY' if x == 'SHAPE' else x for x in fld_names]
 # Truncate the destination featureclass, so it is prepared for population
 ap.TruncateTable_management(out_path_fc)
 # build the SearchCursor so we have something data to convert
 in_cur = ap.da.SearchCursor((in_path_fc), in_flds)
 # build the InsertCursor
 out_cur = ap.da.InsertCursor(out_path_fc, out_flds)
 # shape_pos used to rebuild a feature with a centroid in the shape
 # instead of a more complex geomtry
 shape_pos = fld_names.index('SHAPE')
 for row in in_cur:
    # build an outrow constructed of row, replacing the geometry
    # with it's centroid
    outrow = (row[:shape_pos] + tuple([row[shape_pos].centroid]) +
              row[shape_pos + 1:])
    # insert the outrow to commit it to the feature class
    out_cur.insertRow(outrow)
 del in_cur
 del out_cur
	"""
	Convert features to points without an ArcGIS Advanced license.
	This example truncates an existing feature class and then
	inserts the created rows from the source feature class.
	"""
	import arcpy as ap

	# list field objects to get the name property
	fld_objs = ap.ListFields(in_path_fc)
	# loop through the field objects and append their names to the list
	# excepting the ones which are known to cause issues
	bad_names = ['Shape.STArea()', 'Shape.STLength()', 'SHAPE.area', 'SHAPE.len',
	'SHAPE.fid']
	fld_names = [fld_obj.name for fld_obj in fld_objs
	if fld_obj.name not in bad_names]
	# make some lists of the field names necessary to create a point feature class
	in_flds = ['SHAPE@' if x == 'SHAPE' else x for x in fld_names]
	out_flds = ['SHAPE@XY' if x == 'SHAPE' else x for x in fld_names]
	# Truncate the destination featureclass, so it is prepared for population
	ap.TruncateTable_management(out_path_fc)
	# build the SearchCursor so we have something data to convert
	in_cur = ap.da.SearchCursor((in_path_fc), in_flds)
	# build the InsertCursor
	out_cur = ap.da.InsertCursor(out_path_fc, out_flds)
	# shape_pos used to rebuild a feature with a centroid in the shape
	# instead of a more complex geomtry
	shape_pos = fld_names.index('SHAPE')
	for row in in_cur:
	# build an outrow constructed of row, replacing the geometry
	# with it's centroid
	outrow = (row[:shape_pos] + tuple([row[shape_pos].centroid]) +
	row[shape_pos + 1:])
	# insert the outrow to commit it to the feature class
	out_cur.insertRow(outrow)
	del in_cur
	del out_cur