python does not release filehandles to logfile

Question

I have an application which has to run a number of simulation runs. I want to setup a logging mechanisme where all logrecords are logged in a general.log, and all logs for a

Answer 1

You can also shutdown the logging completely. In that case, file handles are being released:

logging.shutdown()

It will close opened handles of all configured logging handlers.

I needed it to be able to delete a log file after a unit test is finished and I was able to delete it right after the call to the logging.shutdown() method.