Suppressing Messages from arcpy.FeatureClassToShapefile_conversion

[TomNeer]

I am using the command

arcpy.FeatureClassToShapefile_conversion([workspace + "/townships", workspace + "/township_points", workspace + "/section_points", workspace + "/sections"], proc_fldr)

to convert a temporary workspace out to shapefile. Unfortunately, unlike arcpy.Project_management, arcpy.CopyFeatures_management, arcpy.SelectLayerByLocation_management, and arcpy.MakeFeatureLayer_management, the arcpy.FeatureClassToShapefile_conversion sends the following back to the console.

D:/DDS/_Sites/PLSSFinder/orders/processing/20130210175117_Neer/20130210175117_Ne
er_temp.gdb/townships Successfully converted:  D:/DDS/_Sites/PLSSFinder/orders/p
rocessing/20130210175117_Neer\townships.shp
D:/DDS/_Sites/PLSSFinder/orders/processing/20130210175117_Neer/20130210175117_Ne
er_temp.gdb/townships Successfully converted:  D:/DDS/_Sites/PLSSFinder/orders/p
rocessing/20130210175117_Neer\townships_1.shp
D:/DDS/_Sites/PLSSFinder/orders/processing/20130210175117_Neer/20130210175117_Ne
er_temp.gdb/townships Successfully converted:  D:/DDS/_Sites/PLSSFinder/orders/p
rocessing/20130210175117_Neer\townships_2.shp
D:/DDS/_Sites/PLSSFinder/orders/processing/20130210175117_Neer/20130210175117_Ne
er_temp.gdb/townships Successfully converted:  D:/DDS/_Sites/PLSSFinder/orders/p
rocessing/20130210175117_Neer\townships_3.shp

All the other tools I have to use arcpy.GetMessages() to get this info. I need to suppress this as it is causing problems. I've tried trace back through the arcpy libraries but cannot locate where these messages are being generated. Any idea on how I can suppress this?

[MathewCoyle]

They are generated from the script you are calling. You can edit the script or create a new one and import it separately. If you edit the script directly I suggest you make a copy just in case.

Here is the line to edit.

ConversionUtils.gp.AddMessage("%s %s %s" % (inFeatureClass, msgSuccess, outFeatureClass))

[TomNeer]

Thanks for the location. It seems to be deeper than that. Commenting out those lines did not stop the status messages. I resolved it by splitting the script and running from the command line.

[MathewCoyle]

Did you save the script after you commented out the line? It works in 10.0, in 10.1 it seems the ability to modify system scripts directly has been disabled.

[TomNeer]

Yep. Saved the script. Commented out that line and the line before. Also tried directly calling the conversion function and skipping the FeatureClassToShapefile function. No go on either. Could be because I am running 10.1?

I have my processing script running as a Scheduled Task. I already had one running cleanup (deleting processed files after 30 days), so I just merge those together. Does the same thing, just came at it from another angle.

Thanks for the input!