Commit 5c01a8d1 authored by Eric Smith's avatar Eric Smith

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  r73224 | eric.smith | 2009-06-04 13:58:15 -0400 (Thu, 04 Jun 2009) | 1 line

  Minor documentation fixes for logging.
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...@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ message:: ...@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ message::
DEBUG:root:This message should go to the log file DEBUG:root:This message should go to the log file
If you run the script repeatedly, the additional log messages are appended to If you run the script repeatedly, the additional log messages are appended to
the file. To create a new file each time, you can pass a filemode argument to the file. To create a new file each time, you can pass a *filemode* argument to
:func:`basicConfig` with a value of ``'w'``. Rather than managing the file size :func:`basicConfig` with a value of ``'w'``. Rather than managing the file size
yourself, though, it is simpler to use a :class:`RotatingFileHandler`:: yourself, though, it is simpler to use a :class:`RotatingFileHandler`::
...@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ application:: ...@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ application::
The most current file is always :file:`/tmp/logging_rotatingfile_example.out`, The most current file is always :file:`/tmp/logging_rotatingfile_example.out`,
and each time it reaches the size limit it is renamed with the suffix and each time it reaches the size limit it is renamed with the suffix
``.1``. Each of the existing backup files is renamed to increment the suffix ``.1``. Each of the existing backup files is renamed to increment the suffix
(``.1`` becomes ``.2``, etc.) and the ``.5`` file is erased. (``.1`` becomes ``.2``, etc.) and the ``.6`` file is erased.
Obviously this example sets the log length much much too small as an extreme Obviously this example sets the log length much much too small as an extreme
example. You would want to set *maxBytes* to an appropriate value. example. You would want to set *maxBytes* to an appropriate value.
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