arcpy - Using FeatureClassToFeatureClass_conversion to convert tab to shapefiles?

I'm trying to use FeatureClassToFeatureClass_conversion() to convert tab files to shapefiles. When I run the code below (no errors reported) it prints the list of all tab files in the workspace like this.

C:/temp1\circle.tab
C:/temp1\square.tab
C:/temp1\triangle.tab


import arcpy 
from arcpy import env
import os

path = "C:/temp1"
  for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path,topdown=False):
    for file in files:
      if file.endswith(".TAB"):
         tablist = os.path.join(root, file)
         print(tablist)

         **#Unsure what to put here next to add the tab files above into a feature class/layer** 

Since FeatureClassToFeatureClass_conversion() requires an input feature class or layer, how can I add the list of tab files above into a feature class/layer so FeatureClassToFeatureClass_conversion() can run?

Answer

As long as you have a Data Interoperability license available you should be able to use something like:

arcpy.FeatureClassToFeatureClass_conversion(
                    tablist,inputFileGDB,fcName)

• inputFileGDB is the file geodatabase you want the feature classes to be created in.



• fcName is the name of the feature class to be created.


• tablist is the name of the TAB file, although for readability I would name it tabFile rather than tablist because it is not a list.