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 | 
| Data Type | Explanation | 
| Integer | Severity code of the message. 
 | 
Code sample
Returns the severity code and message for each geoprocessing tool message.
import arcpy
in_featureclass = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)
out_featureclass = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1)
# Run the CopyFeatures tool. If it fails, print out the
# severity and message for each message.
try:
    arcpy.CopyFeatures_management(in_featureclass, out_featureclass)
except arcpy.ExecuteError:
    for i in xrange(0, arcpy.GetMessageCount()):
        print('{0}: {1}'.format(arcpy.GetSeverity(i),
                                arcpy.GetMessage(i)))