GetMessages (arcpy)

Summary

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

Syntax

GetMessages ({severity})
ParameterExplanationData Type
severity

The severity level of messages to return.

  • 0messages returned.
  • 1warning messages returned.
  • 2error messages returned.

Not specifying a severity 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())

Related Topics

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