Automating geoprocessing tasks with arcpy can include creating feature classes, which are collections of geographic features with the same geometry type and attribute schema.

# A script used to Create and Add a new POINTS ShapeFile FeatureClass from a .CSV file containing XY Coordinates to my map. # import statements import csv # used for parsing tabular data like excel ...

Learn how to create and use feature layers with ArcPy, a tool that lets you reference a subset of features from a feature class or a table.

If you are interested in copying features from an Esri REST service outside of ArcPy, then check out esridumpgdf or pyesridump. This Python script is a module for copying records from a map/feature ...