.. function:: basicConfig(**kwargs)
- Does basic configuration for the logging system by creating a
- :class:`StreamHandler` with a default :class:`Formatter` and adding it to the
+ Does basic configuration for the logging system by either creating a
+ :class:`StreamHandler` with a default :class:`Formatter`
+ or using the given *formatter* instance, and adding it to the
root logger. The functions :func:`debug`, :func:`info`, :func:`warning`,
:func:`error` and :func:`critical` will call :func:`basicConfig` automatically
if no handlers are defined for the root logger.
| | which means that it will be treated the |
| | same as passing 'errors'. |
+--------------+---------------------------------------------+
+ | *formatter* | If specified, set this formatter instance |
+ | | (see :ref:`formatter-objects`) |
+ | | for all involved handlers. |
+ | | If not specified, the default is to create |
+ | | and use an instance of |
+ | | :class:`logging.Formatter` based on |
+ | | arguments *format*, *datefmt* and *style*. |
+ | | When *formatter* is specified together with |
+ | | any of the three arguments *format*, |
+ | | *datefmt* and *style*, a ``ValueError`` is |
+ | | raised to signal that these arguments would |
+ | | lose meaning otherwise. |
+ +--------------+---------------------------------------------+
.. versionchanged:: 3.2
The *style* argument was added.
.. versionchanged:: 3.9
The *encoding* and *errors* arguments were added.
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.15
+ The *formatter* argument was added.
+
.. function:: shutdown()
Informs the logging system to perform an orderly shutdown by flushing and
created FileHandler, causing it to be used when the file is
opened in text mode. If not specified, the default value is
`backslashreplace`.
+ formatter If specified, set this formatter instance for all involved
+ handlers.
+ If not specified, the default is to create and use an instance of
+ `logging.Formatter` based on arguments 'format', 'datefmt' and
+ 'style'.
+ When 'formatter' is specified together with any of the three
+ arguments 'format', 'datefmt' and 'style', a `ValueError`
+ is raised to signal that these arguments would lose meaning
+ otherwise.
Note that you could specify a stream created using open(filename, mode)
rather than passing the filename and mode in. However, it should be
.. versionchanged:: 3.9
Added the ``encoding`` and ``errors`` parameters.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.15
+ Added the ``formatter`` parameter.
"""
# Add thread safety in case someone mistakenly calls
# basicConfig() from multiple threads
stream = kwargs.pop("stream", None)
h = StreamHandler(stream)
handlers = [h]
- dfs = kwargs.pop("datefmt", None)
- style = kwargs.pop("style", '%')
- if style not in _STYLES:
- raise ValueError('Style must be one of: %s' % ','.join(
- _STYLES.keys()))
- fs = kwargs.pop("format", _STYLES[style][1])
- fmt = Formatter(fs, dfs, style)
+ fmt = kwargs.pop("formatter", None)
+ if fmt is None:
+ dfs = kwargs.pop("datefmt", None)
+ style = kwargs.pop("style", '%')
+ if style not in _STYLES:
+ raise ValueError('Style must be one of: %s' % ','.join(
+ _STYLES.keys()))
+ fs = kwargs.pop("format", _STYLES[style][1])
+ fmt = Formatter(fs, dfs, style)
+ else:
+ for forbidden_key in ("datefmt", "format", "style"):
+ if forbidden_key in kwargs:
+ raise ValueError(f"{forbidden_key!r} should not be specified together with 'formatter'")
for h in handlers:
if h.formatter is None:
h.setFormatter(fmt)
import weakref
from http.server import HTTPServer, BaseHTTPRequestHandler
-from unittest.mock import patch
+from unittest.mock import call, Mock, patch
from urllib.parse import urlparse, parse_qs
from socketserver import (ThreadingUDPServer, DatagramRequestHandler,
ThreadingTCPServer, StreamRequestHandler)
assertRaises = self.assertRaises
handlers = [logging.StreamHandler()]
stream = sys.stderr
+ formatter = logging.Formatter()
assertRaises(ValueError, logging.basicConfig, filename='test.log',
stream=stream)
assertRaises(ValueError, logging.basicConfig, filename='test.log',
handlers=handlers)
assertRaises(ValueError, logging.basicConfig, stream=stream,
handlers=handlers)
+ assertRaises(ValueError, logging.basicConfig, formatter=formatter,
+ format='%(message)s')
+ assertRaises(ValueError, logging.basicConfig, formatter=formatter,
+ datefmt='%H:%M:%S')
+ assertRaises(ValueError, logging.basicConfig, formatter=formatter,
+ style='%')
# Issue 23207: test for invalid kwargs
assertRaises(ValueError, logging.basicConfig, loglevel=logging.INFO)
# Should pop both filename and filemode even if filename is None
# didn't write anything due to the encoding error
self.assertEqual(data, r'')
+ def test_formatter_given(self):
+ mock_formatter = Mock()
+ mock_handler = Mock(formatter=None)
+ with patch("logging.Formatter") as mock_formatter_init:
+ logging.basicConfig(formatter=mock_formatter, handlers=[mock_handler])
+ self.assertEqual(mock_handler.setFormatter.call_args_list, [call(mock_formatter)])
+ self.assertEqual(mock_formatter_init.call_count, 0)
+
+ def test_formatter_not_given(self):
+ mock_handler = Mock(formatter=None)
+ with patch("logging.Formatter") as mock_formatter_init:
+ logging.basicConfig(handlers=[mock_handler])
+ self.assertEqual(mock_formatter_init.call_count, 1)
+
@support.requires_working_socket()
def test_log_taskName(self):
async def log_record():
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+Add parameter ``formatter`` to :func:`logging.basicConfig`.