# The send_email function is defined here to enable you to play with
# code, but of course it doesn't send an actual email.
def send_email(*a):
    print (*a)

alert_system = 'console'  # other value can be 'email'
error_severity = 'critical'  # other values: 'medium' or 'low'
error_message = 'OMG! Something terrible happened!'

if alert_system == 'console':
    print(error_message)  #1
elif alert_system == 'email':
    if error_severity == 'critical':
        send_email('admin@example.com', error_message)  #2
    elif error_severity == 'medium':
        send_email('support.1@example.com', error_message)  #3
    else:
        send_email('support.2@example.com', error_message)  #4