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14.5.5.2 FileHandler

The FileHandler class, located in the core logging package, sends logging output to a disk file. It inherits the output functionality from StreamHandler.

class FileHandler(

filename[, mode])

Returns a new instance of the FileHandler class. The specified file is opened and used as the stream for logging. If mode is not specified, 'a' is used. By default, the file grows indefinitely.

close(

)

Closes the file.

emit(

record)

Outputs the record to the file.

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Release 2.5, documentation updated on 19th September, 2006.