[Python-Dev] Re: PEP 282 comments (original) (raw)

Tim Peters tim.one@comcast.net
Fri, 22 Mar 2002 13:50:44 -0500

[Barry A. Warsaw]

I think Jeremy has a good point here. IME, logging itself is unnecessary for for many Python programs, be they library modules or simple scripts.

It seems that having a logger module at all is a YAGNI for 99% of users 99% of the time. That suggests that, if it's a good idea to have one anyway, it should cater to the 1% of users who need it 1% of the time. This makes me uncomfortable about rejecting requirements from people who actually use logging heavily. Else we're going to reinvent parsermodule: all the basic pieces appear to be there, and only someone who actually needs its facilities will find out they've got to write a ton of stuff on top of it before getting something truly usable.