Convert features to points without an ArcGIS Advanced license

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