status-update 1.0.1

A lightweight decorator for logging function start, completion, and elapsed time.

status_update

A minimal Python decorator for logging what your functions are doing and how long they take.

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Installation

pip install status-update

Usage

Works out of the box with no configuration:

from status_update import status_update

@status_update
def load_data():
    ...

Or pass in your own logger:

import logging
from status_update import status_update

logger = logging.getLogger("myapp")

@status_update(logger=logger)
def process_data():
    ...

Every call will log three things automatically: INFO Started [load_data]. INFO Completed [load_data] in 2 minutes, 14 seconds.

If the function raises, you get this instead: INFO Started [load_data]. ERROR Failed [load_data] after 1 minute, 3 seconds. Error: ...

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License

Free to use and modify for any purpose.
Professional or organisational use requires crediting the author.

© 2025 Alexandru-Gabriel Michiduță — [e-mail]
Improvements and suggestions are always welcome.