Logging example for Python Daemon

daemon-example2.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# visit https://www.childs.be/blog/post/how-to-run-a-python-script-as-a-service-in-background-as-a-daemon for instructions
# uses https://raw.githubusercontent.com/metachris/python-posix-daemon/master/src/daemon2x.py

import time, sys, logging
from daemon2x import Daemon

# Logging
logging.basicConfig(	filename='/var/log/daemon-example.log',
			filemode='a',
			format='[%(asctime)s] %(message)s',
			datefmt='%Y/%d/%m %H:%M:%S',
		    	level=logging.INFO)

class MyDaemon(Daemon):
	def run(self):
		logging.info('--------------')
		logging.info('Daemon Started')
		
		while True:
			logging.info(time.strftime("%I:%M:%S %p"))
			time.sleep(2)
			
		logging.info('Daemon Ended')

if __name__ == "__main__":
        daemonx = MyDaemon('/tmp/daemon-example.pid')
        if len(sys.argv) == 2:
                if 'start' == sys.argv[1]:
                        daemonx.start()
                elif 'stop' == sys.argv[1]:
                        logging.info('Daemon Stopped')
                        daemonx.stop()
                elif 'restart' == sys.argv[1]:
                        logging.info('Daemon restarting')
                        daemonx.restart()
                else:
                        print("Unknown command")
                        sys.exit(2)
                sys.exit(0)
        else:
                print("usage: %s start|stop|restart" % sys.argv[0])
                sys.exit(2)