Summary
Gets the maximum severity returned from the last executed tool.
Syntax
GetMaxSeverity ()
| Data Type | Explanation | 
| Integer | The returned severity. 
 | 
Code sample
Displays a custom message based on maximum severity of the last executed command.
import arcpy
# Set current workspace
arcpy.env.workspace = "c:/data/mydata.gdb"
try:
    arcpy.Clip_analysis("Roads", "County", "Roads_Clip")
except arcpy.ExecuteError:
    pass
severity = arcpy.GetMaxSeverity()
if severity == 2:
    # If the tool returned an error
    print("Error occurred \n{0}".format(arcpy.GetMessages(2)))
elif severity == 1:
    # If the tool returned no errors, but returned a warning
    print("Warning raised \n{0}".format(arcpy.GetMessages(1)))
else:
    # If the tool did not return an error or a warning
    print(arcpy.GetMessages())