topic Re: FeatureClassToFeatureClass running slow in Python in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/featureclasstofeatureclass-running-slow-in-python/m-p/676189#M22486 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>If you don't need to alter the field properties, maybe just use the CopyFeatures tool?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:56:21 GMT ChrisSnyder 2010-10-12T21:56:21Z FeatureClassToFeatureClass running slow in Python https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/featureclasstofeatureclass-running-slow-in-python/m-p/676188#M22485 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I'm just curious to know if anyone else has noticed a difference in processing time when converting a feature class to a shapefile using the "Feature Class To Feature Class" tool in catalog vs. python.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Using the "Feature Class To Feature Class" tool in catalog it takes roughly 5 minutes to convert a 287,000 record point feature class in a file geodatabase to a shapefile.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>When I ran the same operation in python it took over an hour.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I'm currently running ArcGIS 9.3.1.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If this is the kind of performance to be expected from python then maybe I'll have to take a serious look at using VB.net or C# in the future.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Joel</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:07:01 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/featureclasstofeatureclass-running-slow-in-python/m-p/676188#M22485 JoelCalhoun 2010-10-12T17:07:01Z Re: FeatureClassToFeatureClass running slow in Python https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/featureclasstofeatureclass-running-slow-in-python/m-p/676189#M22486 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>If you don't need to alter the field properties, maybe just use the CopyFeatures tool?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:56:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/featureclasstofeatureclass-running-slow-in-python/m-p/676189#M22486 ChrisSnyder 2010-10-12T21:56:21Z