arcpy print first x rows

print_first_x_rows.py

import arcpy
import os


def _print_top_rows(vector_data, num_rows=10):
    field_names = [f.name for f in arcpy.ListFields(vector_data)]
    print field_names
    i_row = 0
    with arcpy.da.SearchCursor(vector_data, ['*']) as cursor:
        for row in cursor:
            if i_row < num_rows:
                print row
            i_row += 1
    del cursor


vector_data = os.path.join(r"/path/to/feature/class")
first_10_rows = _print_top_rows(vector_data)

num_rows = 15
first_15_rows = _print_top_rows(vector_data, num_rows)