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A lightweight Python logging wrapper that simplifies Python's standard logging module

Project description

Simplified Logger

A lightweight Python logging wrapper that simplifies the use of Python's standard logging module. This library provides an easy-to-use interface for logging to both console and files with minimal configuration.

Features

  • Simple API: Clean and intuitive methods for all log levels
  • File & Console Logging: Support for both file and console handlers
  • Formatted Output: Pre-configured formatting with timestamps and log levels
  • Auto Directory Creation: Automatically creates log directories if they don't exist
  • Duplicate Prevention: Built-in checks to prevent duplicate handler initialization
  • Multiple Log Levels: Support for INFO, DEBUG, WARNING, ERROR, and CRITICAL levels

Installation

Clone the repository or copy the lib/standard-logger.py file to your project:

pip install simplified-logging

Or simply download the file and place it in your project directory.

Usage

Basic Example

from std_log import Logger

# Initialize the logger
logger = Logger(name="app.log", dir="logs")

# Add console handler (outputs to terminal)
logger.console_handler()

# Add file handler (writes to file)
logger.file_handler()

# Log messages at different levels
logger.info("Application started successfully")
logger.debug("Debugging information")
logger.warn("This is a warning message")
logger.error("An error occurred")
logger.critical("Critical system failure")

Console-Only Logging

from std_log import Logger

logger = Logger(name="console.log", dir="logs")
logger.console_handler()

logger.info("This will only appear in the console")

File-Only Logging

from std_log import Logger

logger = Logger(name="app.log", dir="logs")
logger.file_handler()

logger.info("This will only be written to .logs/app.log")

Custom Log Directory

from std_log import Logger

# Logs will be stored in .my-logs/application.log
logger = Logger(name="application.log", dir="my-logs")
logger.file_handler()

Recommended Pattern

from std_log import Logger

class AppWatcher(Logger):
    def __init__(self, name: str, dir:Optional[str] = None, level: int = 0):
        super().__init__(dir = dir or 'logs', name=f"{self.__class__.__name__} -- {name}.log")

logger = AppWatcher(name="service.log", dir="logs")
logger.console_handler()
logger.file_handler()

logger.info("Service started")

API Reference

Logger Class

__init__(name: str, dir: str)

Initialize a new logger instance.

  • name: Name of the log file (e.g., "app.log")
  • dir: Directory name where logs will be stored (prefix with '.' automatically added)

console_handler() -> None

Adds a console handler to output logs to the terminal/console.

file_handler() -> None

Adds a file handler to write logs to a file. Creates the directory if it doesn't exist.

info(message: str)

Logs an informational message (INFO level).

debug(message: str)

Logs a debug message (DEBUG level). Useful for detailed diagnostic information.

warn(message: str)

Logs a warning message (WARNING level).

error(message: str)

Logs an error message (ERROR level).

critical(message: str)

Logs a critical message (CRITICAL level). For severe errors that may cause application failure.

Log Format

The logger uses the following format for all messages:

%(asctime)s - %(levelname)-8s - %(name)s - %(message)s

Example output:

2026-03-09 10:30:45,123 - INFO     - app.log - Application started successfully
2026-03-09 10:30:46,456 - WARNING  - app.log - This is a warning message
2026-03-09 10:30:47,789 - ERROR    - app.log - An error occurred

Requirements

  • Python 3.7+
  • No external dependencies (uses standard library only)

Project Structure

simplified-logger/
├── .git/
├── .github/
├── .vscode/
├── LICENCE
├── README.md
├── pyproject.toml
└── std_log/
    ├── __init__.py
    └── standard-logger.py

License

Licence

Author

krigjo25 - krigjo25@gmail.com

Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.

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