python exception message capturing

Question

import ftplib
import urllib2
import os
import logging
logger = logging.getLogger(\'ftpuploader\')
hdlr = logging.FileHandler(\'ftplog.log\')
formatter = logging.Form         


        

Answer 1

Updating this to something simpler for logger (works for both python 2 and 3). You do not need traceback module.

import logging

logger = logging.Logger('catch_all')

def catchEverythingInLog():
    try:
        ... do something ...
    except Exception as e:
        logger.error(e, exc_info=True)
        ... exception handling ...

This is now the old way (though still works):

import sys, traceback

def catchEverything():
    try:
        ... some operation(s) ...
    except:
        exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback = sys.exc_info()
        ... exception handling ...

exc_value is the error message.