GetSeverity

Summary

Gets the severity code (0, 1, 2) of the specified message by index.

Syntax

GetSeverity (Index)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
Index	Numeric index position of the message in the stack.	Integer

Return Value

Data Type	Explanation
Integer	Severity code of the message. 0 —message 1 —warning 2 —error

Code Sample

GetSeverity example

Returns the severity code for the specified message.

import arcpy

inFeatureClass = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)
outFeatureClass = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1)

# Run the CopyFeatures Tool.  If it fails, print out the error messages
#
try:
    arcpy.CopyFeatures_management(inFeatureClass, outFeatureClass)
except:
    messageIndex = 0
    # Loop through the messages and check severity level
    #
    while messageIndex < arcpy.GetMessageCount:
        if arcpy.GetSeverity(messageIndex) == 2:
            # Print the error message
            #
            print arcpy.GetMessage(messageIndex)

        messageIndex += 1