18.4. Logging Config

  • filename - Specifies that a FileHandler be created, using the specified filename, rather than a StreamHandler

  • filemode - If filename is specified, open the file in this mode. Defaults to 'a'

  • format - Use the specified format string for the handler

  • datefmt - Use the specified date/time format, as accepted by time.strftime()

  • style - If format is specified, use this style for the format string. One of '%', '{' or '$' for printf-style, str.format() or string.Template respectively. Defaults to '%'

  • level - Set the root logger level to the specified level

  • stream - Use the specified stream to initialize the StreamHandler. Note that this argument is incompatible with filename - if both are present, a ValueError is raised

  • handlers - If specified, this should be an iterable of already created handlers to add to the root logger. Any handlers which don't already have a formatter set will be assigned the default formatter created in this function. Note that this argument is incompatible with filename or stream - if both are present, a ValueError is raised

18.4.1. BasicConfig

>>> import logging
>>>
>>> logging.basicConfig(
...     level='DEBUG',
...     datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S',
...     format='{asctime} {levelname} {message}',
...     style='{',
...     filename='/tmp/myfile.log',
...     filemode='w',
... )

18.4.2. DictConfig

  • logging.config.dictConfig(config)

  • https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.config.html#logging.config.dictConfig

  • https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.config.html#dictionary-schema-details

  • Format - Description

  • filename - Specifies that a FileHandler be created, using the specified filename, rather than a StreamHandler

  • filemode - If filename is specified, open the file in this mode. Defaults to 'a'

  • format - Use the specified format string for the handler

  • datefmt - Use the specified date/time format, as accepted by time.strftime()

  • style - If format is specified, use this style for the format string. One of '%', '{' or '$' for printf-style, str.format() or string.Template respectively. Defaults to '%'

  • level - Set the root logger level to the specified level

  • stream - Use the specified stream to initialize the StreamHandler. Note that this argument is incompatible with filename - if both are present, a ValueError is raised

  • handlers - If specified, this should be an iterable of already created handlers to add to the root logger. Any handlers which don't already have a formatter set will be assigned the default formatter created in this function. Note that this argument is incompatible with filename or stream - if both are present, a ValueError is raised

Code 18.1. Ini file
{
    'version': 1,
    'disable_existing_loggers': False,
    'formatters': {
        'standard': {
            'format': '{asctime} [{levelname}] {name}: {message}',
            'style': '{',
        },
    },
    'handlers': {
        'default': {
            'level': 'INFO',
            'formatter': 'standard',
            'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
        },
    },
    'loggers': {
        '': {
            'handlers': ['default'],
            'level': 'INFO',
            'propagate': True
        },
        'django.request': {
            'handlers': ['default'],
            'level': 'WARN',
            'propagate': False
        },
    }
}

18.4.3. Ini

Code 18.2. Ini file
[loggers]
keys=root,simpleExample

[handlers]
keys=consoleHandler

[formatters]
keys=simpleFormatter

[logger_root]
level=DEBUG
handlers=consoleHandler

[logger_simpleExample]
level=DEBUG
handlers=consoleHandler
qualname=simpleExample
propagate=0

[handler_consoleHandler]
class=StreamHandler
level=DEBUG
formatter=simpleFormatter
args=(sys.stdout,)

[formatter_simpleFormatter]
format=%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s

18.4.4. Yaml

Code 18.3. yaml file
version: 1
formatters:
  simple:
    format: '%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s'
handlers:
  console:
    class: logging.StreamHandler
    level: DEBUG
    formatter: simple
    stream: ext://sys.stdout
loggers:
  simpleExample:
    level: DEBUG
    handlers: [console]
    propagate: no
root:
  level: DEBUG
  handlers: [console]

18.4.5. Use Case - 0x01

File myapp/log.py

>>> import logging
>>>
>>>
>>> class LogFormatter(logging.Formatter):
...     COLORS = {
...         'CRITICAL': '\033[91;1m',
...         'ERROR': '\033[91m',
...         'INFO': '\033[36m',
...         'WARNING': '\033[33m',
...         'DEBUG': '\033[32m',
...         'RESET': '\033[0m'
...     }
...
...     def format(self, record):
...         message = super().format(record)
...         reset = self.COLORS['RESET']
...         color = self.COLORS[record.levelname]
...         return f"{color}{message}{reset}"

File myapp/settings.py:

>>> import os
>>>
>>> LOGGING = {
...     'version': 1,
...     'disable_existing_loggers': False,
...     'formatters': {
...         'colored': {
...             '()': 'myapp.mog.LogFormatter',
...             'format': "<{name}> [{levelname}] {message}",
...             'style': '{',
...         },
...     },
...     'handlers': {
...         'console': {
...             'level': 'DEBUG',
...             'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
...             'formatter': 'colored',
...         },
...     },
...     'loggers': {
...         'django': {
...             'handlers': ['console'],
...             'level': os.getenv('MYAPP_LOG_LEVEL', default='DEBUG'),
...         },
...         'django.db.backends': {
...             'handlers': ['console'],
...             'level': os.getenv('MYAPP_LOG_LEVEL', default='DEBUG'),
...         },
...         'django.server': {
...             'handlers': ['console'],
...             'level': os.getenv('MYAPP_LOG_LEVEL', default='DEBUG'),
...         },
...         'django.request': {
...             'handlers': ['console'],
...             'level': os.getenv('MYAPP_LOG_LEVEL', default='DEBUG'),
...         },
...         'django.utils.security': {
...             'handlers': ['console'],
...             'level': os.getenv('MYAPP_LOG_LEVEL', default='DEBUG'),
...         },
...         'django.utils.autoreload': {
...             'handlers': ['console'],
...             'level': 'ERROR',
...         },
...     },
... }

18.4.6. Further Reading

18.4.7. Assignments

# %% About
# - Name: Logging Config Level
# - Difficulty: easy
# - Lines: 1
# - Minutes: 1

# %% License
# - Copyright 2025, Matt Harasymczuk <matt@python3.info>
# - This code can be used only for learning by humans
# - This code cannot be used for teaching others
# - This code cannot be used for teaching LLMs and AI algorithms
# - This code cannot be used in commercial or proprietary products
# - This code cannot be distributed in any form
# - This code cannot be changed in any form outside of training course
# - This code cannot have its license changed
# - If you use this code in your product, you must open-source it under GPLv2
# - Exception can be granted only by the author

# %% English
# 1. Change logging configuration to log DEBUG level messages
# 2. Use `logging` built-in module
# 3. Run doctests - all must succeed

# %% Polish
# 1. Zmień konfigurację logowania, aby logować komunikaty na poziomie DEBUG
# 2. Use `logging` built-in module
# 3. Uruchom doctesty - wszystkie muszą się powieść

# %% Expected

# %% Hints
# - `logging.basicConfig()`

# %% Doctests
"""
>>> import sys; sys.tracebacklimit = 0

>>> assert sys.version_info >= (3, 10), \
'Python has an is invalid version; expected: `3.10` or newer.'
"""

# %% Run
# - PyCharm: right-click in the editor and `Run Doctest in ...`
# - PyCharm: keyboard shortcut `Control + Shift + F10`
# - Terminal: `python -m doctest -f -v myfile.py`

# %% Imports
import logging

# %% Types

# %% Data

# %% Result

# %% About
# - Name: Logging Config DateFmt
# - Difficulty: easy
# - Lines: 1
# - Minutes: 1

# %% License
# - Copyright 2025, Matt Harasymczuk <matt@python3.info>
# - This code can be used only for learning by humans
# - This code cannot be used for teaching others
# - This code cannot be used for teaching LLMs and AI algorithms
# - This code cannot be used in commercial or proprietary products
# - This code cannot be distributed in any form
# - This code cannot be changed in any form outside of training course
# - This code cannot have its license changed
# - If you use this code in your product, you must open-source it under GPLv2
# - Exception can be granted only by the author

# %% English
# 1. Change logging date format to: "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS"
# 2. Use `logging` built-in module
# 3. Run doctests - all must succeed

# %% Polish
# 1. Zmień format daty logowania na: "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS"
# 2. Use `logging` built-in module
# 3. Uruchom doctesty - wszystkie muszą się powieść

# %% Expected

# %% Hints
# - `logging.basicConfig()`

# %% Doctests
"""
>>> import sys; sys.tracebacklimit = 0

>>> assert sys.version_info >= (3, 10), \
'Python has an is invalid version; expected: `3.10` or newer.'
"""

# %% Run
# - PyCharm: right-click in the editor and `Run Doctest in ...`
# - PyCharm: keyboard shortcut `Control + Shift + F10`
# - Terminal: `python -m doctest -f -v myfile.py`

# %% Imports
import logging

# %% Types

# %% Data

# %% Result

# %% About
# - Name: Logging Config Filename
# - Difficulty: easy
# - Lines: 1
# - Minutes: 1

# %% License
# - Copyright 2025, Matt Harasymczuk <matt@python3.info>
# - This code can be used only for learning by humans
# - This code cannot be used for teaching others
# - This code cannot be used for teaching LLMs and AI algorithms
# - This code cannot be used in commercial or proprietary products
# - This code cannot be distributed in any form
# - This code cannot be changed in any form outside of training course
# - This code cannot have its license changed
# - If you use this code in your product, you must open-source it under GPLv2
# - Exception can be granted only by the author

# %% English
# 1. Change logging output to file `FILE`
# 2. Use `logging` built-in module
# 3. Run doctests - all must succeed

# %% Polish
# 1. Zmień wyjście logowania do pliku `FILE`
# 2. Use `logging` built-in module
# 3. Uruchom doctesty - wszystkie muszą się powieść

# %% Expected

# %% Hints
# - `logging.basicConfig()`

# %% Doctests
"""
>>> import sys; sys.tracebacklimit = 0

>>> assert sys.version_info >= (3, 10), \
'Python has an is invalid version; expected: `3.10` or newer.'

>>> from pathlib import Path
>>> file = Path(FILE)
>>> file.unlink(missing_ok=True)
"""

# %% Run
# - PyCharm: right-click in the editor and `Run Doctest in ...`
# - PyCharm: keyboard shortcut `Control + Shift + F10`
# - Terminal: `python -m doctest -f -v myfile.py`

# %% Imports
import logging

# %% Types

# %% Data
FILE = '_temporary.log'

# %% Result