ArcPy add XY points and buffer

Question

I've got some ArcPy code below which adds all the CSVs in a folder, adds them to the map (AddXYTableToPoint) and buffers the points.

I'm running in a Python notebook in ArcGIS Pro I only want to add the 'final' output, in this case the buffered points to the map.

Currently, the points are added along with the buffered points to the map.

path_list = []
    x_coords = "Latitude"
    y_coords = "Longitude"

for csv_file in csv_file_list:
    in_table = os.path.join(in_folder,csv_file)
    name = csv_file.strip(".csv")
    out_fc = name
    path_list.append(out_fc)
    arcpy.management.XYTableToPoint(in_table,out_fc,x_coords,y_coords)
    buffer_out = name + str('_buffer')
    arcpy.analysis.Buffer(out_fc,buffer_out,"500 Meters")

Answer 1

To stop adding features automatically, set arcpy.env.addOutputsToMap to False. You then have to turn it back on to add the features. One way to code your solution is:

# Stop auto add outputs
arcpy.env.addOutputsToMap = False

for csv_file in csv_file_list:
    in_table = os.path.join(in_folder,csv_file)
    name = csv_file.strip(".csv")
    out_fc = name
    path_list.append(out_fc)
    arcpy.management.XYTableToPoint(in_table,out_fc,x_coords,y_coords)
    buffer_out = name + str('_buffer')
    # turn on add outputs for duration of with
    with arcpy.EnvManager(addOutputsToMap = True):
        arcpy.analysis.Buffer(out_fc,buffer_out,"500 Meters")