Graylog: Example: Sending logs from Python

This documentation is part of the Using with Python guide. View the full guide here: How to send logs from Python to Graylog.

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For this example, you can use the graypy library. To get started, simply install it using pip install graypy.

Next, create a file named graylog-example.py and replace <XXXXXX>.stackhero-network.com with your own server's hostname. Here is a sample script you can try:

import logging
import graypy

my_logger = logging.getLogger('test_logger')
my_logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)

handler = graypy.GELFTLSHandler('<XXXXXX>.stackhero-network.com', 12201)
my_logger.addHandler(handler)

my_logger.debug('This is a test from a Python script!')

To view your logs, open the Graylog admin panel, go to the "Search" tab, click the play icon, and set it to update every second. You can run your script with:

python graylog-example.py

Once the script runs, your log message will be sent to Graylog, and you should see it appear in the search results.

Your first log received on Graylog

Clicking on the message "This is a test from a Python script!" will show you useful details such as the script name and the exact line that generated the log.

Detailed log