If you're on Python 2.4, then consider whether or not you can use a
TimedRotatingLogFileHandler from the logging module to handle this for
you:
http://www.python.org/doc/2.4.1/lib/node344.html
Of course, that only works if defining a "month" as 30 days is
acceptable. If you genuinely need calendar
On 25 Oct 2005 10:22:24 -0700, "elake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Is there a way to do this for a whole calendar month?
>
Yes, if you can specify exactly what you want to do. E.g.,
today is 2005-10-25. What date would you like as the earliest
to keep for the four months? What if today's date was
Is there a way to do this for a whole calendar month?
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import time
#
# 120 days, 24 hours, 60 monutes, 60 seconds
#
fourmonthsago=time.time()-(120*24*60*60)
Compare fourmonthsago value to modified date of files.
Delete those that are less.
Larry Bates
elake wrote:
> I have an application that creates a lot of large log files. I only
> want to keep
I have an application that creates a lot of large log files. I only
want to keep logs for the previous 4 months. I am looking for a way to
list the contents of the log dir and if the create date on the log is
older than 4 months delete it. I have looked at the os.stat() function
to get the created
