python logging writes an empty file

[Jean-Michel Pichavant]

Ovidiu Deac wrote:
>> You set le level of your handler, but did not set the level of the logger
>> itself.
>> Replace file.setLevel(logging.INFO) by
>> logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.INFO)
>>
>> Log events are matched versus the logger level 1st, then the handler level
>> (if applicable). Most of the time you don't need to tune your handler
>> levels.
>>     
>
> Right. Thanks a lot!!!
>
> Now for the second part, any idea why logging.config.fileConfig doesn't work?
>
> Now the logging.conf looks like this:
>
> [formatters]
> keys: detailed
>
> [handlers]
> keys: console,file
>
> [loggers]
> keys: root
>
> [formatter_detailed]
> format: %(name)s:%(levelname)s %(module)s:%(lineno)d:  %(message)s
>
> [handler_console]
> class: StreamHandler
> args: []
> formatter: detailed
>
> [handler_file]
> class=FileHandler
> formatter=detailed
> args=('output.log', 'w')
> filename=output.log
> mode=w
>
> [logger_root]
> level: INFO
> handlers: file
>   
I'm not sure, I don't use configuration file my loggers.

I don't think the handler_file should have a filename or mode field 
though. Try removing them.

JM