GetMessage (arcpy)

Summary

Returns a geoprocessing tool message by its index position.

Syntax

GetMessage (index)
ParameterExplanationData Type
index

The message to retrieve.

Integer
Return Value
Data TypeExplanation
String

The geoprocessing tool message.

Code Sample

GetMessage example

Returns specified geoprocessing messages.

import arcpy

fc = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)

arcpy.GetCount_management(fc)

# Print the first and last message returned by the last
#  tool executed (GetCount)
message_count = arcpy.GetMessageCount()
print(arcpy.GetMessage(0))
print(arcpy.GetMessage(message_count - 1))

Related Topics

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