Getting internal tool messages in a script

ModyBuchbinder — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:48:14 GMT

I have a script that uses gp tools that takes a long time.

The tool I am using is Build Overviews that can take long time but have many messages that showing the progress.

When I run this tool within python script, I do not see these messages.

I can only AddMessage before and after the tool.

Is there any way to send the message to the display even if it runs inside a script.

Thanks

Re: Getting internal tool messages in a script

TonyAlmeida — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:16:41 GMT

With straight python, I think your only option is to turn on "Open messages window automatically after running a tool"

Go to Project > Options > Geoprocessing and check "Open messages window automatically after running a tool".

Add something like this at the end of you script.

arcpy.AddMessage("Starting long tool...") try: arcpy.AddMessage("=== Tool Messages ===") arcpy.AddMessage(arcpy.GetMessages()) # All messages (info + warnings + errors) except arcpy.ExecuteError: arcpy.AddError(arcpy.GetMessages(2)) # Only errors

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