Why doesn't my TimedRotatingFileHandler rotate at midnight?

Question

This is my config file:

[loggers]
keys=root

[handlers]
keys=TimedRotatingFileHandler

[formatters]
keys=simpleFormatter

[logger_root]
level=DEBUG
handlers=         


        

Answer 1

I would guess this really only happens when the process is running at midnight. In your case (cronjob not running very long), you should go with a simple log file, where the current date is added to the logfilename. This way, a "rollover" happens automatically.