With AppleScript how can you check if spctl is enabled?

Question

I'm familiar with running the AppleScript command:

do shell script "sudo spctl --master-disable" with administrator privileges

to allow the ability in Security to select Anywhere but is there a way in AppleScript to detect if spctl is enabled or disabled?

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Edit:

Running the do shell with:

do shell script "spctl --status"

will throw a Script Editor in Script Editor:

Is there a way to get the status without it throwing an error?

Answer 1

I think what you're looking for could be:

try
    do shell script "spctl --status"
on error E
    E
end try

Returns assessments enabled or assessments disabled accordingly.

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^{System info: AppleScript version: 2.7 System version: 10.13.6}