[Python-Dev] Logging enhancements

Mon Jan 9 21:48:36 CET 2006

I'd like to create a patch for the logging package, but before I do, I 
need to know whether someone else is working on the package and whether 
my patch is likely to be accepted. Is there another group I should talk to?
Specifically, I want to change the following:
- The logging.config.fileConfig function has bare excepts that hide 
configuration errors. I'd like to remove the bare excepts and break up 
fileConfig for clarity.
- I'd like to make it possible to configure the format of exception 
tracebacks. Some logs want compressed tracebacks like Medusa; others 
want extra information like Zope.
- There is no support for external log rotation. There is plenty of 
support for Python rotating logs directly, but permission settings often 
make that impossible. Long-running Python processes need to accept a 
signal which notifies them when an external tool rotates the logs.
- The logging documentation is lacking somewhat. For example, it fails 
to mention that the logging handlers are in the 'handlers' module, which 
I only learned by searching the source code.
Shane