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    Do you have permissions to write to that location? Try writing to your desktop instead and see if that fixes it. There could also be a lock on the current feature class you're attempting to write to. Commented Jul 23, 2012 at 22:10
  • When you get a chance would you perhaps be able to tidy up your question and provide it with a separate answer (it is OK to answer your own question) so that your learnings may be shared, please? Commented Jul 24, 2012 at 0:50
  • @PolyGeo I can not post my answer below right now, so I add in the question. Commented Jul 24, 2012 at 2:19
  • @VickyYan-tingLiau You were either viewing a layer you were attempting to write to, or you terminated a script before python could release the lock. Commented Jul 24, 2012 at 3:03