purge_handlers

purge_handlers.py

def purge_handlers():
    #shutdown logging subsystem
    #Called during application exit or reinitialization, hence OK.
    logging.shutdown()

    #remove all handlers
    for (_, logger) in logging.root.manager.loggerDict.items():
        if hasattr(logger, 'handlers'):
            for handler in logger.handlers:
                logger.removeHandler(handler)

    #clear out logging's internal handler list
    logging._handlerList = []