Python Quest

Track 15 · Lesson 8 of 11

Logging for automation

Record what unattended scripts do with the logging module: levels, named loggers, formats, log files and reading logs back.

About 50 minIntermediate4 exercises

You will be able to

  • Choose the right logging level for a message and explain what the level threshold does
  • Configure a named logger with a handler and a format
  • Write a log file in the working folder without duplicating lines on repeated setup
  • Read a log file back and summarise it by level

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