Replacing python: in syslog log messages

Jp Calderone exarkun at intarweb.us
Fri Sep 5 20:51:07 EDT 2003


On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 09:01:41PM +0000, Brian Donovan wrote:
> Does anyone know a way to replace the python: in syslog messages?
> 
> As an example:
> 
> Currently I have:
> 
> Sep  5 16:57:03 typhoon python: jeeves_backup starting
> 
> I would like:
> 
> Sep  5 16:57:03 typhoon jeeves_backup: starting
> 

  Very roughly: at startup, if os.path.basename(sys.argv[0]) == "python",
os.execl() sys.executable with [sys.argv[1]] + sys.argv[1:] as the argument
list.


> Thanks
> 
> Brian
> 
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