#!/usr/bin/env python # # Copyright 2007 Doug Hellmann. # # # All Rights Reserved # # Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and # its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby # granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all # copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission # notice appear in supporting documentation, and that the name of Doug # Hellmann not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to # distribution of the software without specific, written prior # permission. # # DOUG HELLMANN DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, # INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN # NO EVENT SHALL DOUG HELLMANN BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR # CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS # OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, # NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN # CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. # """Log to a file, creating a new file every 20 bytes See http://blog.doughellmann.com/2007/05/pymotw-logging.html """ __module_id__ = "$Id$" #end_pymotw_header import glob import logging import logging.handlers LOG_FILENAME = 'logging_rotatingfile_example.out' # Set up a specific logger with our desired output level my_logger = logging.getLogger('MyLogger') my_logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG) # Add the log message handler to the logger handler = logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(LOG_FILENAME, maxBytes=20, backupCount=5, ) my_logger.addHandler(handler) # Log some messages for i in range(20): my_logger.debug('i = %d' % i) # See what files are created logfiles = glob.glob('%s*' % LOG_FILENAME) for filename in logfiles: print filename