Python Logging Example

logging_example.py

#! /usr/bin/env python
import logging

"""
I never remember all the steps for setting up logging in python.
This gist goes through the steps so I can copy and paste what I need.
"""

# create logger on the current module and set its level
logger = logging.getLogger(__file__)
logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)



# create a formatter that creates a single line of json with a comma at the end
formatter = logging.Formatter(
    (
        '{"unix_time":%(created)s, "time":"%(asctime)s", "module":"%(name)s",'
        ' "line_no":%(lineno)s, "level":"%(levelname)s", "msg":"%(message)s"},'
    )
)

# create a channel for handling the logger and set its format
ch = logging.StreamHandler()
ch.setFormatter(formatter)

# connect the logger to the channel
ch.setLevel(logging.INFO)
logger.addHandler(ch)

# send an example message
logger.info('logging is working')