Creates random points in each polygon feature. Bypasses the Advanced licence needed to run the Create Random Points tool in ArcMap.

createRandomPointsInPoly.py

#
# @date 06/08/2015
# @author Cindy Williams
#
# Creates random points in each polygon feature
# without the need for an Advanced licence to run 
# the Create Random Points tool.
#
# For use in the Python window in ArcCatalog.
#

import arcpy
import random

arcpy.env.workspace = r"C:\Some\Arb\Folder\work.gdb"

ftr_polys = "ftr_poly"
ftr_points = "ftr_points"
fields = ["SHAPE@", "Name"]

cursor_ins = arcpy.da.InsertCursor(ftr_points, fields)

with arcpy.da.SearchCursor(ftr_polys, fields) as cursor:
	for row in cursor:
		num_points = random.randint(1, 11)
		poly_ext = [row[0].extent.XMin,
                    row[0].extent.XMax,
                    row[0].extent.YMin,
                    row[0].extent.YMax]
		for n in xrange(num_points):
			x = random.uniform(poly_ext[0], poly_ext[1])
			y = random.uniform(poly_ext[2], poly_ext[3])
			randpoint = [arcpy.PointGeometry(arcpy.Point(x, y)), row[1]]
			cursor_ins.insertRow(randpoint)
			
del cursor_ins