On Wednesday 04 March 2009 16:52:30 Bo Peng wrote: > Dear all, > > A Tee class is defined in lib/configure.py. Writing to this object > writes to the standard console as well as a logfile. This is clever, > well, for a Python newbie who learned Python but not its standard > libraries.
I am not sure if that was the original reason. logging has appeared in python 2.3 and initially for lyx 1.4 we planned for python 2.2. I am not sure if that is the reason FWIW I am just adding this to be fair. > The right way to do this is to use the Python logging module. In the > attached patch (against branch), a logging object is created to write > to a log file as well as the console. The advantage of this method is > that a) it is the Pythonic way. b). messages could be written to > different handlers (console or logfile) depending on their severity. > For example, the actual RC lines are added to the logfile for > debugging purposes. I agree. > The patch works here (Python 2.4) but is NOT tested thoroughly. Note > that the logging module should be added to the windows installer if > this patch is adopted. This code could go in to devel. The code looks good and it is very useful. > Cheers, > Bo -- José Abílio
