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GetMessages

Summary

Returns the geoprocessing messages from a tool by a specified severity level.

Syntax

GetMessages({severity})

Parameter Explanation Data Type

severity

Specifies the type of messages to be returned.

  • 0—Informative, warning, and error messages are returned.

  • 1—Only warning messages are returned.

  • 2—Only error messages are returned.

Not specifying a severity level will return all types of messages.

The default value is 0.

Integer

Return value

Data Type Explanation

String

The geoprocessing tool messages, separated by a newline ('\n').

Code sample

GetMessages example

Returns the geoprocessing messages.

import arcpy

fc = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)
arcpy.management.GetCount(fc)

# Print all of the geoprocessing messages returned by the
#  last tool (GetCount)
print(arcpy.GetMessages())