How can I disable logging while running unit tests in Python Django?

Question

I am using a simple unit test based test runner to test my Django application.

My application itself is configured to use a basic logger in settings.py using:

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Answer 1

I like Hassek's custom test runner idea. It should be noted that DjangoTestSuiteRunner is no longer the default test runner in Django 1.6+, it has been replaced by the DiscoverRunner. For default behaviour, the test runner should be more like:

import logging

from django.test.runner import DiscoverRunner

class NoLoggingTestRunner(DiscoverRunner):
    def run_tests(self, test_labels, extra_tests=None, **kwargs):

        # disable logging below CRITICAL while testing
        logging.disable(logging.CRITICAL)

        return super(NoLoggingTestRunner, self).run_tests(test_labels, extra_tests, **kwargs)