title: arcpy save a shp file to a mxd
body: <p>Using arcpy, how do I save a shapefile to a mapping document (mxd) file?? 
  In ArcGis you simply file -> save a copy, but it has shown to be much more complicated in arcpy so far. </p>
  
  <pre><code>import os, sys, string, arcpy, arcpy.mapping, glob, arcgisscripting, time
  from arcpy import env
  
  workspace = "C:/users/Documents/maps/"
  curmap= workspace + "current.shp"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I've gone through the ArcGIS Help 10.1 text and they start up once you have an mxd file, and I still need to create the mxd file. This question is the closest thing I have found to a potential answer.. Do I need to change my file from a shp file to a gdb or feature layer before saving to mxd?
  <a href="https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/129713/arcpy-saveacopy-method-saving-copy-of-mxd-to-wrong-path">https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/129713/arcpy-saveacopy-method-saving-copy-of-mxd-to-wrong-path</a></p>