Log to File Example
A snippet showing how to log Django output to a file.
# settings.py
from pathlib import Path
BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
LOGGING = {
"version": 1,
"disable_existing_loggers": False,
"formatters": {
"verbose": {"format": "[{asctime}] {levelname} {name} - {message}", "style": "{"},
},
"handlers": {
"file": {
"class": "logging.FileHandler",
"filename": BASE_DIR / "django.log",
"formatter": "verbose",
},
},
"root": {"handlers": ["file"], "level": "INFO"},
}
Explanation:
- Ensure the process user has write permissions to the log path.
- All logs are written to BASE_DIR/django.log with timestamps and logger names.
- Category Logging
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- Last Modified 16 June, 2026
- Tags #logging #file #handlers #debug
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