arcpy CopyFeatures_management subset of columns

[mohammednabil]

I am using arcpy CopyFeatures_management to copy feature class from database to in_memory

The source feature class has 50 columns, I want to copy only 5 columns

I don't want to loop of the copied feature class and delete the remaining 45 columns one by one

is there a faster and easier way to copy subset of the columns to the new destination?

Thanks!

[MatthewDriscoll · Accepted solution]

Use the Feature Class to Feature Class with the Field Map parameter.  

To remove fields during processing, delete output fields from the Field Map. This will not affect the input.