Class Filterer

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Known Subclasses:: Handler, Logger

A base class for loggers and handlers which allows them to share common code.

Instance Methods

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__init__(self)
Initialize the list of filters to be an empty list.

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addFilter(self, filter)
Add the specified filter to this handler.

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filter(self, record)
Determine if a record is loggable by consulting all the filters.

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removeFilter(self, filter)
Remove the specified filter from this handler.

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Method Details

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filter(self, record)

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Determine if a record is loggable by consulting all the filters.

The default is to allow the record to be logged; any filter can veto this and the record is then dropped. Returns a zero value if a record is to be dropped, else non-zero.