Copy features a number of times based on a numeric field value

SethPaine1

I have a point feature class with a Count field.  I want to copy each feature in the feature class a number of times based on the number in the Count field.  For example, if a feature has a Count value of 6, I want six new features created with all the same attributes as the original feature.

All the iteration model tools I can find want to group features based on an attribute value, but I want the number of iterations to be equal to the numeric value in my Count field.

Thanks

XanderBakker

weird...

... and what if you try this:

def main():
    import arcpy
    import os
    fc_in = r"C:\Forum\DistLinePol\test.gdb\Points" # this one exists
    fld_count = "Count"
    fc_out = r"C:\Forum\DistLinePol\test.gdb\Points_out" # this one will be created
    sr = arcpy.Describe(fc_in).spatialReference

    # create the empty output featureclass
    path, name = os.path.split(fc_out)
    arcpy.CreateFeatureclass_management(path, name, "POINT", fc_in, "SAME_AS_TEMPLATE", "SAME_AS_TEMPLATE", sr)

    # insert the features into the output fc
    with arcpy.da.SearchCursor(fc_in, '*') as curs_in:
        flds_in = curs_in.fields
        idx_cnt = flds_in.index(fld_count)
        with arcpy.da.InsertCursor(fc_out, '*') as curs_out:
            for row in curs_in:
                cnt = row[idx_cnt]
                for i in range(0, cnt):
                    curs_out.insertRow(row)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()