Python logging with zero setup JSON output.

To keep the code base and the API simple, zerolog focuses on efficient structured logging only. Pretty logging on the console is made possible using the provided (but inefficient) zerolog.ConsoleWriter.

Getting started

Simple Logging Example

from zerolog import log

log.print("Hello, World!")

# {"level":"debug","time":"2023-12-14T23:23:57.922Z","message":"Hello, World!"}

Note: By default log writes to sys.stderr.buffer and the default log level for log.print is debug.

Leveled Logging

Simple Leveled Logging Example

from zerolog import log

log.info().msg("Hello, World!")

# {"level":"info","time":"2023-12-14T23:36:47.768Z","message":"Hello, World!"}

Contextual Logging

from zerolog import log

log.debug().str("scale", "kg").float("weight", 42.69).msg("measuring in kilogram")

log.debug().str("Name", "Olivier").send()

# {"level":"debug","scale":"kg","weight":42.69,"time":"2023-12-14T23:32:26.368Z","message":"measuring in kilogram"}
# {"level":"debug","Name":"Olivier","time":"2023-12-14T23:32:26.368Z"}

Exception Logging

You can log exceptions using the exc method.

from zerolog import log

try:
    1/0
except Exception as e:
    log.exc(e).msg("uh oh")

# {"level":"error","exception":"division by zero","time":"2023-12-14T23:59:04.061Z","message":"uh oh"}

Note: The default field name for exceptions is exception, you can change this by setting
zerolog.ExceptionFieldName to meet your needs.

Exception Logging with Stack Trace

import zerolog
from zerolog import log, stacktrace


def main():
    zerolog.ExceptionStackMarshaler = stacktrace.marshal_stack

    try:
        outer()
    except Exception as e:
        log.error().stack().exc(e).msg("uh oh")


def inner():
    1/0


def middle():
    inner()


def outer():
    middle()


# {"level":"error","stack":[{"source": "/app/test.py", "line": "9", "func": "main"}, {"source": "/app/test.py", "line": "23", "func": "outer"}, {"source": "/app/test.py", "line": "19", "func": "middle"}, {"source": "/app/test.py", "line": "15", "func": "inner"}],"exception":"division by zero","time":"2023-12-15T00:28:04.255Z","message":"uh oh"}

Note: zerolog.ExceptionStackMarshaler must be set in order for stack to output anything.

Logging Fatal Messages

from zerolog import log

log.fatal().msg("this is very bad")

# {"level":"fatal","time":"2023-12-15T00:22:03.664Z","message":"this is very bad"}
# exit status 1

Pretty logging

To log a human-friendly, colorized output, use zerolog.ConsoleWriter:

import zerolog
from zerolog import log

zerolog.GlobalLogger = log.output(zerolog.ConsoleWriter(out=sys.stderr.buffer))

log.info().str("foo", "bar").msg("Hello World")

# 10:18PM INF Hello World foo=bar

To customize the configuration and formatting:

import zerolog

output = zerolog.ConsoleWriter(out=sys.stdout.buffer, time_format=zerolog.TimeFormatRFC3339)
output.format_level = lambda i: f"| {i:6s}|".upper()
output.format_message = lambda i: f"***{i}****"
output.format_field_name = lambda i: f"{i}:"
output.format_field_value = lambda i: f"{i}".upper()

log = zerolog.new(output).ctx().timestamp().logger()

log.info().str("foo", "bar").msg("Hello World")

# 2023-12-23T23:11:48Z | INFO  | ***Hello World**** foo:BAR

Log Sampling

import zerolog
from zerolog import log

sampled = log.sample(zerolog.BasicSampler(n=10))
sampled.info().msg("will be logged every 10 messages")

# {"level":"info","time":"2023-12-22T21:34:15.205Z","message":"will be logged every 10 messages"}

More advanced sampling:

import zerolog
from zerolog import log

# Will let 5 debug messages per period of 1 second.
# Over 5 debug message, 1 every 100 debug messages are logged.
# Other levels are not sampled.
sampled = log.sample(
    zerolog.LevelSampler(
        debug_sampler=BurstSampler(
            burst=5, period=1, next_sampler=zerolog.BasicSampler(n=100)
        )
    )
)
sampled.debug().msg("hello world")

# {"level":"debug","time":"2023-12-22T21:38:33.359Z","message":"hello world"}

Hooks

import zerolog
from zerolog import log

class SeverityHook:
    def run(self, e: zerolog.Event, lvl: zerolog.Level, msg: str):
        if lvl != zerolog.NoLevel:
            e.str("severity", lvl.string())


hooked = log.hook(SeverityHook())
hooked.warn().msg("")

# {"level":"warn","time":"2023-12-22T21:44:48.157Z","severity":"warn"}

Global Settings

Some settings can be changed and will be applied to all loggers:

• zerolog.GlobalLogger: You can set this value to customize the global logger (the one used by package level methods).
• zerolog.SetGlobalLevel: Can raise the minimum level of all loggers. Call this with zerolog.Disabled to disable logging altogether (quiet mode).
• zerolog.DisableSampling: If argument is true, all sampled loggers will stop sampling and issue 100% of their log events.
• zerolog.TimestampFieldName: Can be set to customize timestamp field name.
• zerolog.LevelFieldName: Can be set to customize level field name.
• zerolog.LevelTraceValue: Can be set to customize trace level value.
• zerolog.LevelDebugValue: Can be set to customize debug level value.
• zerolog.LevelInfoValue: Can be set to customize info level value.
• zerolog.LevelWarnValue: Can be set to customize warn level value.
• zerolog.LevelErrorValue: Can be set to customize error level value.
• zerolog.LevelFatalValue: Can be set to customize fatal level value.
• zerolog.MessageFieldName: Can be set to customize message field name.
• zerolog.ExceptionFieldName: Can be set to customize exception field name.
• zerolog.CallerFieldName: Can be set to customize caller field name.
• zerolog.CallerSkipFrameCount: Can be set to customize the number of stack frames to skip to find the caller.
• zerolog.CallerMarshalFunc: Can be set to customize global caller marshaling.
• zerolog.ExceptionStackFieldName: Can be set to customize stack field name.
• zerolog.ExceptionStackMarshaler: Can be set to customize the function called to extract the stack from the exception if any.
• zerolog.ExceptionMarshalFunc: Can be set to customize global exception marshaling.
• zerolog.AnyMarshalFunc: Can be set to customize the function called for any marshaling.
• zerolog.TimeFieldFormat: Can be set to customize time field value formatting. If set with zerolog.TimeFormatUnix, zerolog.TimeFormatUnixMs or zerolog.TimeFormatUnixMicro, times are formatted as a UNIX timestamp. If set to zerolog.TimeFormatRFC3339, zerolog.TimeFormatRFC3339Ms or zerolog.TimeFormatRFC3339Micro the time is formatted as a RFC3339 date string.
• zerolog.TimestampFunc: Can be set to customize the function called to generate a timestamp.
• zerolog.ExceptionHandler: Called whenever zerolog fails to write an event on its output. If not set, an error is printed on the stderr. This handler must be thread safe and non-blocking.

Field Types

Standard Types

Advanced Fields

• exc: Takes an Exception and renders it as a string using the zerolog.ExceptionFieldName field name.
• func: Runs a function only if the level is enabled.
• timestamp: Inserts a timestamp field with zerolog.TimestampFieldName field name, formatted using zerolog.TimeFieldFormat.
• time: Adds a field with time formatted with zerolog.TimeFieldFormat.
• any: Uses zerolog.AnyMarshalFunc to marshal the value.

Most fields are also available in the list format (strs for List[str], bools for List[bool] etc.)

Credits

Based on the excellent zerolog in Go.