GetSeverityLevel (arcpy)

Summary

Returns the severity level. The severity level is used to control how geoprocessing tools throw exceptions.

Syntax

GetSeverityLevel ()

Return Value

Data Type	Explanation
Integer	The severity level. 0 —A tool will not throw an exception, even if the tool produces an error or warning. 1 —If a tool produces a warning or an error, it will throw an exception. 2 —If a tool produces an error, it will throw an exception. This is the default.

Code Sample

GetSeverityLevel example

Use SetSeverityLevel to force tool to throw an exception when a tool warning is encountered.

import arcpy

fc_1 = 'c:/resources/resources.gdb/boundary'
fc_2 = 'c:/resources/resources.gdb/boundary2'

# Set the severity level to 1 (tool warnings will throw an exception)
arcpy.SetSeverityLevel(1)
print("Severity is set to : {0}".format(arcpy.GetSeverityLevel()))

try:
    # FeatureCompare returns warning messages when a miscompare is
    #  found.  This normally would not cause an exception, however, by
    #  setting the severity level to 1, all tool warnings will also
    #  return an exception.
    arcpy.FeatureCompare_management(fc_1, fc_2, "OBJECTID")

except arcpy.ExecuteWarning:
    print(arcpy.GetMessages(1))
except arcpy.ExecuteError:
    print(arcpy.GetMessages(2))