I am trying to add a shape file in arc map without having the longitude and latitude but did not work . so how can i add new empty shape file in arcmap by using a simple python script ?

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If you just want a new shapefile, you can use arcpy.CreateFeatureClass_management. For example, if you want a new point data shapefile, you'd use something like

arcpy.CreateFeatureclass_management(r'C:\output', "points.shp", "POINT")
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Assuming if you are reading a text file with point coordinates. First step to creat feature class:arcpy.CreateFeatureclass_management(outputpath,fc,"Polygon").And create a insert cursor:cursor = arcpy.da.InsertCursor(fc,["shape@"]). Then obtain the points from text file and add them to an array to creat a polygon:

line_array = acrpy.Array() point = arcpy.Point() for line in fileinput.input(infile): point.ID, point.X, point.Y = line.split() line_array.add(point) polygon = arcpy.Polygon(line_array) cursor.insertRow([polygon]) fileinput.close() del cursor

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