I need to debug some legacy code and I only want to print some information to a file that will not disturb any other places in the codebase. The most crude way I have found so far is something like:
def my_func():
f = open('/tmp/log.txt', 'a') # help with logging stuff
f.write('Here is my crude local logger.')
# some code
logger.log('Hello') # our 'Normal logger' that goes to Splunk
# so I don't think I can modify this
# safely without side-effects?
However, I like all the 'extra' stuff that the logging module adds in, such as line numbers, time, functions, etc. What might be the best way to add in a local logger to do what a normal logger might do?
It is possible to create a local logger using the very same logging module:
import logging
def my_func():
local_logger = logging.getLogger('my_func_logger')
# set custom handlers on local_logger, maybe even control creation with a function
# or some env vars
# some code
local_logger.log('Hello')