Syntax to retrieve x/y coordinates in python?

Question

I'm opening a point shapefile cursor, while row: ...

shouldn't it be something like:

row.shape.x  ??

I've tried for many hours looking for this answer online to no avail.  Is there no api?   I don't see Shape 'class' on the "Geoprocess Object Model", what am I missing?

GerryGabrisch · Answer

If they are points, just calculate xy values by calling the ArcToolbox tool, and populate the attribute table with lat/long.  Then use a search cursor to extract the lat long for each point.

Sorry, what I meant to say was reproject the data into WGS84 and use the AddXY Coordinates tool to populate the attribute table with lats/longs, then use the cursor to step through the records.

GerryGabrisch · Answer

If they are points, just calculate xy values by calling the ArcToolbox tool, and populate the attribute table with lat/long.  Then use a search cursor to extract the lat long for each point.

ThomasMeyer · Answer

Thanks a bunch!  that got me on the right track.  Although, sadly, I thought I'd be getting back a lat/long values as the x/y.

I'm starting with a shapefile of nad/stateplane, project it to geographic, and want to then extract all the lat/long values (all within the script).  *sigh*  back to google...

edit: nevermind, it works, I forgot to uncomment the projection command, lol.  here is some code:

rows = gp.UpdateCursor(proj_shp)
row = rows.Next()
while row:
 feat = row.shape
 pnt = feat.GetPart(0)
 print "x: " + str( pnt.x )