Hi guys,
I probably can say I'm at the point of being very confident with my skills in using python including libraries such as os, xlrd/xlwt, numpy, arcpy etc. I can create simple to complicated scripts, which can have simple line of codes, or several functions or several class objects and I can pretty much work seamlessly side by side with ArcGIS. In our office we have FME. I am finding it difficult to see any reason why I should use it over my pythonic process. I am thinking if only I encounter a very unique data format that python thru arcpy or another library cant read will I use FME to possibly do some translation. Other than that, any spatial operation I can fully use arcpy. But I don't want my boss to think I'm wasting our investment. I want to use it but cant find anything on the web that will convince me its a practical tool over things I can set up with python.