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Python crontab script writing to two loacations

I have a python script that runs via crontab.

This is the crontab:

0 14 * * * python3 /opt/app/script.py >> /var/log/app/script_log.txt

Previously, I had a print statement at the end of the script that would write to /var/log/app/script_log.txt but after switching to logging, nothing gets written there (script successfully writes to data.log - as set up in logging handlers).

This is my logging configuration:

logging.basicConfig(
    level=logging.INFO,
    format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
    handlers=[
        logging.FileHandler("data.log"),
        logging.StreamHandler()
    ]
)

Is there a way to set up logger to write to both locations?

Solution

  • Add another FileHandler for the desired file to the handlers list.

    handlers=[
    logging.FileHandler("data.log"),
    logging.FileHandler("/var/log/app/script_log.txt"),
    logging.StreamHandler()
]