Got some problems when using logging Filter

[Jean-Michel Pichavant]

sword wrote:
> The logging cookbook gives an Filter example, explainning how to add
> contextural info to log. I can't figure out how to filter log from it.
>
> Suppose I have 3 file, a.py, b.py and main.py
> #file: a.py
> import logging
>
> logger=logging.getLogger(__name__)
> def print_log():
>     logger.debug("I'm module a")
>
> #file: b.py just like a.py
> import logging
> logger=logging.getLogger(__name__)
> def print_log():
>     logger.debug("I'm module b")
>
> #file: main.py
> import logging
> from logging import Filter
> logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
> logger=logging.getLogger("main")
> logger.debug("This is main process")
> logger.addFilter(Filter("a"))
>
> And I expected that the console output would contain main and b module
> log only. But it turned out that all logs there.  Is it the problem of
> root logger?
>
>
>   
Hi,

First of all, in the code you provided we can't see where you import a & 
b, and when you call their respective print_log method.
Secondly,Filter("a") would allow only the "a" log events, not forbid 
them. quoting the docs: "if name is specified, it names a logger which, 
together with its children, will have its events allowed through the 
filter."

As for your problem it may come from the fact that you applied the 
filter to the 'main' logger, while you probably want to add the filter 
to the *root* logger. Your current hierarchy is

root
  - main
  - a
  - b

events fired from 'a' will be handled by the root logger, not the main.
root = logging.getLogger()
root.addFilter('main')
root.addFilter('a')
root.addFilter('b')

JM