How to write to a file, using the logging Python module?

Question

How can I use the logging module in Python to write to a file? Every time I try to use it, it just prints out the message.

Answer 1

This example should work fine. I have added streamhandler for console. Console log and file handler data should be similar.

    # MUTHUKUMAR_TIME_DATE.py #>>>>>>>> file name(module)

    import sys
    import logging
    import logging.config
    # ================== Logger ================================
    def Logger(file_name):
        formatter = logging.Formatter(fmt='%(asctime)s %(module)s,line: %(lineno)d %(levelname)8s | %(message)s',
                                      datefmt='%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S') # %I:%M:%S %p AM|PM format
        logging.basicConfig(filename = '%s.log' %(file_name),format= '%(asctime)s %(module)s,line: %(lineno)d %(levelname)8s | %(message)s',
                                      datefmt='%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S', filemode = 'w', level = logging.INFO)
        log_obj = logging.getLogger()
        log_obj.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
        # log_obj = logging.getLogger().addHandler(logging.StreamHandler())

        # console printer
        screen_handler = logging.StreamHandler(stream=sys.stdout) #stream=sys.stdout is similar to normal print
        screen_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
        logging.getLogger().addHandler(screen_handler)

        log_obj.info("Logger object created successfully..")
        return log_obj
    # =======================================================


MUTHUKUMAR_LOGGING_CHECK.py #>>>>>>>>>>> file name
# calling **Logger** function
file_name = 'muthu'
log_obj =Logger(file_name)
log_obj.info("yes   hfghghg ghgfh".format())
log_obj.critical("CRIC".format())
log_obj.error("ERR".format())
log_obj.warning("WARN".format())
log_obj.debug("debug".format())
log_obj.info("qwerty".format())
log_obj.info("asdfghjkl".format())
log_obj.info("zxcvbnm".format())
# closing file
log_obj.handlers.clear()

OUTPUT:
2019/07/13 23:54:40 MUTHUKUMAR_TIME_DATE,line: 17     INFO | Logger object created successfully..
2019/07/13 23:54:40 MUTHUKUMAR_LOGGING_CHECK,line: 8     INFO | yes   hfghghg ghgfh
2019/07/13 23:54:40 MUTHUKUMAR_LOGGING_CHECK,line: 9 CRITICAL | CRIC
2019/07/13 23:54:40 MUTHUKUMAR_LOGGING_CHECK,line: 10    ERROR | ERR
2019/07/13 23:54:40 MUTHUKUMAR_LOGGING_CHECK,line: 11  WARNING | WARN
2019/07/13 23:54:40 MUTHUKUMAR_LOGGING_CHECK,line: 12    DEBUG | debug
2019/07/13 23:54:40 MUTHUKUMAR_LOGGING_CHECK,line: 13     INFO | qwerty
2019/07/13 23:54:40 MUTHUKUMAR_LOGGING_CHECK,line: 14     INFO | asdfghjkl
2019/07/13 23:54:40 MUTHUKUMAR_LOGGING_CHECK,line: 15     INFO | zxcvbnm

Thanks,