log file.

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Wed, 15 Jun 2016 05:54 am, Paul Owen wrote:

> logging please.
> 
> my pump programme works but I want to log the time etc. when the pump runs
> and stops.
> 
> I am trying to improve the programme
> 
> I am a novice!

As a novice, start with the simplest thing. Whenever the pump runs or stops,
just call print:


start(pump)
print("Starting")
...
stop(pump)
print("Stopping")


To log to a file instead, change the program to:


import logging
logging.basicConfig(filename='example.log',level=logging.DEBUG)
start(pump)
logging.info("Starting")
...
stop(pump)
logging.info("Stopping")


More information in the logging tutorial:

https://docs.python.org/2/howto/logging.html
https://docs.python.org/3/howto/logging.html



-- 
Steven