[GIS] How to use python to turn a .dbf into a shapefile

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I have been scouring the internet trying to find a pythonic (sp?!) way to process this data..

Everyday we will recieve a load of data in .dbf format (hopefully) – we then need to save this data as a shapefile.

Does anyone have any links or any suggestions as to my process?

Alice, Don't forget to assign a spatial reference to your xy layer! Or you can do it to the output feature class using

gp.DefineProjection_managment(Output_Feature_Class, coor_system)

you should have a look on these questions since it has been answered already : How to add custom Feature attributes to Shapefile using Python?

If you want as result, only one shapefile, just delete your input files at the end of your script.

Since your cursor isn't iterable, use a while loop instead of a for loop:

rows = gp.SearchCursor(grids)
row = rows.Next()
while row: 
    ...do something with each row...
    row = rows.Next()