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  • Can the polygon be generalized first? Commented Nov 3, 2011 at 13:47
  • Have you tried timing how long each step in your script takes? For example, try timing the opening of a SearchCursor on a feature layer with a selection. Only the selected rows will be returned. If you have an empty template feature class you could simply insert the read row into it using an InsertCursor. This may be faster than CopyFeatures. Commented Nov 3, 2011 at 22:01
  • @Mapperz Generalization is not an option in this case because I'm dealing with cadastral parcels. Commented Nov 3, 2011 at 22:49
  • @blah238 I think opening the SearchCursor on 3.5 million features in an ArcSDE for Oracle geodatabase is likely to be very slow (at least at 10.0) but I'll try to test that today in case I am wrong. Commented Nov 3, 2011 at 22:55
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    @PolyGeo, I would suggest adding the solution noted in your question as an actual "answer" below. It will be a lot easier for others to find, and it is perfectly OK to answer your own question if you have found a suiteable answer on your own. Commented Nov 9, 2011 at 23:41