This works for me... just a simple python script...import arcpy, os
from arcpy import env
env.overwriteOutput = True
# Get arguments:
# Input point feature class
# Output polygon feature class
# Buffer distance
# Boolean type: Maintain fields and field values of the input in the output
print "initializing"
inPoints = "C://YourDataDirectory//yourPoint.shp"
outPath = "C://YourDataDirectory"
outName = "SqBuffer"
bufDist = 15000 #in meters
outPolys = outPath+"//"+outName+".shp"
print "creating new blank feature"
arcpy.CreateFeatureclass_management(outPath, outName,"POLYGON","","","", "", "","","","")
print "created"
# Open searchcursor
inRows = arcpy.SearchCursor(inPoints)
# Open insertcursor
outRows = arcpy.InsertCursor(outPolys)
# Create point and array objects
pntObj = arcpy.Point()
arrayObj = arcpy.Array()
print "writing geomety"
for inRow in inRows: # One output feature for each input point feature
inShape = inRow.shape
pnt = inShape.getPart(0)
# Need 5 vertices for square buffer: upper right, upper left, lower left,
# lower right, upper right. Add and subtract distance from coordinates of
# input point as appropriate.
for vertex in [0,1,2,3,4]:
pntObj.ID = vertex
if vertex in [0,3,4]:
pntObj.X = pnt.X + bufDist
else:
pntObj.X = pnt.X - bufDist
if vertex in [0,1,5]:
pntObj.Y = pnt.Y + bufDist
else:
pntObj.Y = pnt.Y - bufDist
arrayObj.add(pntObj)
# Create new row for output feature
feat = outRows.newRow()
# Assign array of points to output feature
feat.shape = arrayObj
# Insert the feature
outRows.insertRow(feat)
# Clear array of points
arrayObj.removeAll()
# Delete inputcursor
del outRows
print "done
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