According to documentation syslog.setlogmask returns the current mask so save the value to reset later on.
Oldval = syslog.setlogmask(newmask) This sets oldval to original mask. On Thu, 22 Sep 2022, 14:32 , <c.bu...@posteo.jp> wrote: > X-Post: https://stackoverflow.com/q/73814924/4865723 > > Hello, > > I'm aware that there is a `logging` package that is more _modern_ then > [`syslog`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/syslog.html). But I have > old code here to deal with that does use `syslog`. So that question is > specific to `syslog` and not to `logging`. > > I would like to get the current `LOG_MASK`, which is kind of a logging > level. According to the docu it seems that `syslog` doesn't have a > mechanism for that. > > Does someone has an idea? > > The docu also tells me that `syslog` does let pass all messages by > default. > My point is I do manipulate via `syslog.setlogmask()` the current log > leve. At the end I would like to set it back to its previous value. > > Kind > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
