The basics of the logging module mystify me

[Skip Montanaro]

This session is from Python 3.6.5 on Linux:

>>> import logging
>>> log = logging.getLogger()
>>> log.level
30
>>> logging.WARN
30
>>> log.warn("Awk! Goodbye...")
Awk! Goodbye...
>>> log.level = logging.INFO
>>> log.info("Awk! Goodbye...")
>>> log.level
20
>>> log.level == logging.INFO
True
>>> log.setLevel(logging.INFO)
>>> log.info("Awk! Goodbye...")
>>> log.isEnabledFor(logging.INFO)
True

Why do the two log.info(...) calls not produce output on stderr when
the level has clearly been set to logging.INFO? There is an active
stream handler as demonstrated by the successful log.warn(...) call.

I really don't like the logging module, but it looks like I'm stuck
with it. Why aren't simple/obvious things either simple or obvious?

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