On Thu, 16 Feb 2017 12:00:36 +0100, Cecil Westerhof wrote: > On Thursday 16 Feb 2017 10:43 CET, alister wrote: > >> On Wed, 15 Feb 2017 19:08:59 -0800, Paul Rubin wrote: >> >>> Antoon Pardon <antoon.par...@rece.vub.ac.be> writes: >>>> On reason to use this is for some easy "logging" >>> >>> I think it's better to use the actual logging module. I generally >>> start a new program with print statements but convert them to logging >>> after there's enough code to want to be more organized about it. >> >> my default python template file includes basic logging setup from the >> start (all 3 lines of it ) > > You should have shared your template, or at least those three lines. > :-P
import logging logger=logging.getLogger() logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG) now simply add logger.debug('debug message') wherever needed instead of print statements alternatively import logging logger=logging.getLogger() logging.basicConfig(filename='logfile',level=logging.DEBUG) if you would prefer to log to a file instead. simples :-) -- A New Way of Taking Pills A physician one night in Wisconsin being disturbed by a burglar, and having no ball or shot for his pistol, noiselessly loaded the weapon with small, hard pills, and gave the intruder a "prescription" which he thinks will go far towards curing the rascal of a very bad ailment. -- Nevada Morning Transcript, January 30, 1861 -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list