Project/Multiple Class Verbose Mode Python

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I'm wondering what the simplest way to enable debugging/verbose mode outputs in a project that involves multiple classes/files. The answer given here: Easier way to enable verbose logging works well in a single script but what might be the best implementation across multiple classes?

I've thought to use the Singleton design pattern to set a single instance of a "Debugger" which will have a Debugger.log("message"). Is there a better way to accomplish this?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 22 '13 at 20:41

This already exists. this is logging.root which is a logging.Logger instance. You just need to set it up before using it. A simple example:

>>> import logging
>>>
>>> logging.root.setLevel('INFO')
>>> logging.root.info('Info message')
INFO:root:Info message

The logging functions for the root logger are also available from the logging module directly:

>>> logging.info('Info message')
INFO:root:Info message

For a full reference on how to setup a logger see the official python documentation.

Ah perfect I should have looked there first. Thank you. – Matt Stokes Dec 22 '13 at 20:52 — Matt Stokes, Dec 22 '13 at 20:52

Project/Multiple Class Verbose Mode Python

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