Create feature class in project folder directory

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I am trying to create an empty feature class in the projects folder directory, but I get the following error.

How can use arcpy.management.CreateFeatureclass to create an empty feature class in the projects folder?

import arcpy
import os, sys
import time

from arcpy import env

t1 = time.time()

aprx = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject("CURRENT")
m = aprx.listMaps()[0]
lyr = m.listLayers("Soil")[0]


arcpy.env.workspace = os.path.dirname(aprx.filePath)
wp = os.path.dirname(aprx.filePath)

outPath = wp
NewLyr = "Soils_New"
template = "Soil"

out_fc = arcpy.management.CreateFeatureclass(outPath, NewLyr, template)

 

Error

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 20, in <module>
  File "C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\Resources\ArcPy\arcpy\management.py", line 3451, in CreateFeatureclass
    raise e
  File "C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\Resources\ArcPy\arcpy\management.py", line 3448, in CreateFeatureclass
    retval = convertArcObjectToPythonObject(gp.CreateFeatureclass_management(*gp_fixargs((out_path, out_name, geometry_type, template, has_m, has_z, spatial_reference, config_keyword, spatial_grid_1, spatial_grid_2, spatial_grid_3, out_alias), True)))
  File "C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\Resources\ArcPy\arcpy\geoprocessing\_base.py", line 512, in <lambda>
    return lambda *args: val(*gp_fixargs(args, True))
arcgisscripting.ExecuteError: ERROR 160142: The Field type is invalid or unsupported for the operation.
Failed to execute (CreateFeatureclass).

abaldenweck@blm.gov_BLM_EGIS

Currently you have your template in the geometry_type parameter space.

Try either of the following:

 

outPath = wp
NewLyr = "Soils_New"
templateFC = "Soil"

out_fc = arcpy.management.CreateFeatureclass(outPath, NewLyr, template = templateFC)

#OR 
out_fc = arcpy.management.CreateFeatureclass(outPath, NewLyr, "", templateFC)

 

Create Feature Class (Data Management)—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

 

Editing to explain farther:

arcpy.management.CreateFeatureclass(out_path, out_name, {geometry_type}, {template}, {has_m}, {has_z}, {spatial_reference}, {config_keyword}, {spatial_grid_1}, {spatial_grid_2}, {spatial_grid_3}, {out_alias})

 

Each parameter in brackets is optional. The order still matters, so you have to account for them (example 2) UNLESS you specifically call each one(example 1)