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I have four input feature classes and one feature dataset which I am trying to send them to. I would like the new feature classes to have the same names as the originals. My process is as follows:

for file in working_files: 
    arcpy.conversion.FeatureClassToFeatureClass(file,sesc_fd, r"C:\Users\delenteny\Documents\ArcGIS\Projects\Dale_Workspace\Dale_Workspace.gdb\%file%")

I receive an error when running the code as above which says

The name contains invalid characters. Failed to execute (FeatureClassToFeatureClass).

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    arcpy.conversion.FeatureClassToFeatureClass(file,sesc_fd, os.path.basename(file)) but don't forget to import os first. Commented Jan 30, 2023 at 21:07
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    Your used raw formatting, not f, so the variable was not applied Commented Jan 30, 2023 at 23:00
  • An f wouldn't matter, that wouldn't be a valid f-string anyway. Commented Jan 31, 2023 at 1:28
  • And the 3rd parameter is a dataset "name*, not a full path. Commented Jan 31, 2023 at 4:57

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Try this:

for file in working_files:
    output_location = "C:\\Users\\delenteny\\Documents\\ArcGIS\\Projects\\Dale_Workspace\\Dale_Workspace.gdb\\" + file
    arcpy.conversion.FeatureClassToFeatureClass(file, sesc_fd, output_location)
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  • Instead of string math, use os.path.join Commented Mar 2, 2023 at 3:01
  • And the first three parameters are in_features,out_path, and out_name, so the usage is wrong. Commented Mar 2, 2023 at 4:26

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