Control Log File Size

[Matt McCredie]

> I've got an application running on linux which writes log files using the
> python logging module. I'm looking for some help and advice to cap the size
> which the file will grow too, something reasonably like 2Mb would be great.
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> What is the best way to handle this kind of thing? Can this be done using a
> setting in the logging module? Or is it something I'll have to get the FS to
> handle for me?

Check out the RotatingFileHandler: http://docs.python.org/lib/node413.html

It is part of the logging module and should do what you want.

Examples of using alternative handlers are here:

http://docs.python.org/lib/multiple-destinations.html

Matt