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Update logging docs with the new changes in 3.4
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Logging
-------

.. versionadded 3.3.0
.. note::

This feature is a drop-in replacement for the `pytest-catchlog
<https://pypi.org/project/pytest-catchlog/>`_ plugin and they will conflict
with each other. The backward compatibility API with ``pytest-capturelog``
has been dropped when this feature was introduced, so if for that reason you
still need ``pytest-catchlog`` you can disable the internal feature by
adding to your ``pytest.ini``:

.. code-block:: ini
[pytest]
addopts=-p no:logging
.. versionadded:: 3.3
.. versionchanged:: 3.4

Log messages are captured by default and for each failed test will be shown in
the same manner as captured stdout and stderr.
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Shows failed tests like so::

----------------------- Captured stdlog call ----------------------
test_reporting.py 26 INFO text going to logger
test_reporting.py 26 WARNING text going to logger
----------------------- Captured stdout call ----------------------
text going to stdout
----------------------- Captured stderr call ----------------------
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Shows failed tests like so::

----------------------- Captured stdlog call ----------------------
2010-04-10 14:48:44 INFO text going to logger
2010-04-10 14:48:44 WARNING text going to logger
----------------------- Captured stdout call ----------------------
text going to stdout
----------------------- Captured stderr call ----------------------
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caplog.set_level(logging.INFO)
pass

By default the level is set on the handler used to catch the log messages,
By default the level is set on the root logger,
however as a convenience it is also possible to set the log level of any
logger::

def test_foo(caplog):
caplog.set_level(logging.CRITICAL, logger='root.baz')
pass

The log levels set are restored automatically at the end of the test.

It is also possible to use a context manager to temporarily change the log
level::
level inside a ``with`` block::

def test_bar(caplog):
with caplog.at_level(logging.INFO):
pass

Again, by default the level of the handler is affected but the level of any
Again, by default the level of the root logger is affected but the level of any
logger can be changed instead with::

def test_bar(caplog):
with caplog.at_level(logging.CRITICAL, logger='root.baz'):
pass

Lastly all the logs sent to the logger during the test run are made available on
the fixture in the form of both the LogRecord instances and the final log text.
the fixture in the form of both the ``logging.LogRecord`` instances and the final log text.
This is useful for when you want to assert on the contents of a message::

def test_baz(caplog):
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your_test_method()
assert ['Foo'] == [rec.message for rec in caplog.records]


Accessing logs from other test stages
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The ``caplop.records`` fixture contains records from the current stage only. So
inside the setup phase it contains only setup logs, same with the call and
teardown phases. To access logs from other stages you can use
``caplog.get_handler('setup').records``. Valid stages are ``setup``, ``call``
and ``teardown``.


.. _live_logs:


caplog fixture API
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autoclass:: _pytest.logging.LogCaptureFixture
:members:

Live Logs
^^^^^^^^^

By default, pytest will output any logging records with a level higher or
equal to WARNING. In order to actually see these logs in the console you have to
disable pytest output capture by passing ``-s``.
By setting the :confval:`log_cli` configuration option to ``true``, pytest will output
logging records as they are emitted directly into the console.

You can specify the logging level for which log records with equal or higher
level are printed to the console by passing ``--log-cli-level``. This setting
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* ``log_file_format``
* ``log_file_date_format``

Accessing logs from other test stages
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
.. _log_release_notes:

The ``caplop.records`` fixture contains records from the current stage only. So
inside the setup phase it contains only setup logs, same with the call and
teardown phases. To access logs from other stages you can use
``caplog.get_handler('setup').records``. Valid stages are ``setup``, ``call``
and ``teardown``.
Release notes
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This feature was introduced as a drop-in replacement for the `pytest-catchlog
<https://pypi.org/project/pytest-catchlog/>`_ plugin and they conflict
with each other. The backward compatibility API with ``pytest-capturelog``
has been dropped when this feature was introduced, so if for that reason you
still need ``pytest-catchlog`` you can disable the internal feature by
adding to your ``pytest.ini``:

.. code-block:: ini
[pytest]
addopts=-p no:logging
.. _log_changes_3_4:

Incompatible changes in pytest 3.4
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This feature was introduced in ``3.3`` and some **incompatible changes** have been
made in ``3.4`` after community feedback:

* Log levels are no longer changed unless explicitly requested by the :confval:`log_level` configuration
or ``--log-level`` command-line options. This allows users to configure logger objects themselves.
* :ref:`Live Logs <live_logs>` is now disabled by default and can be enabled setting the
:confval:`log_cli` configuration option to ``true``.
* :ref:`Live Logs <live_logs>` are now sent to ``sys.stdout`` and no longer require the ``-s`` command-line option
to work.

If you want to partially restore the logging behavior of version ``3.3``, you can add this options to your ``ini``
file:

.. code-block:: ini
[pytest]
log_cli=true
log_level=NOTSET
More details about the discussion that lead to this changes can be read in
issue `#3013 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/3013>`_.

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