Summary
Returns the geoprocessing messages from a tool by a specified severity level.
Syntax
GetMessages ({severity})| Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
severity | Specifies the severity level of messages to return.
Not specifying a severity level will return all types of messages. (The default value is 0) | Integer |
| Data Type | Explanation |
| String | The geoprocessing tool messages, separated by a newline ('\n'). |
Code sample
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())