How can I disable logging while running unit tests in Python Django?

Question

I am using a simple unit test based test runner to test my Django application.

My application itself is configured to use a basic logger in settings.py using:

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Answer 1

logging.disable(logging.CRITICAL)

will disable all logging calls with levels less severe than or equal to CRITICAL. Logging can be re-enabled with

logging.disable(logging.NOTSET)