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GetMessages

Summary

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

Syntax

GetMessages ({severity})
ParameterExplanationData Type
severity

Specifies the severity level of messages to return.

  • 0Messages returned.
  • 1Warning messages returned.
  • 2Error messages returned.

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

(The default value is 0)

Integer
Return Value
Data TypeExplanation
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.GetCount_management(fc)

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

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