Does python logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler allow creation of a group writable log file?

Question

I\'m using the standard python (2.5.2) logging module, specifically the RotatingFileHandler, on a linux system. My application supports both a command-line interfa

Answer 1

Here is a simple solution worked fine:

import os

class GroupWriteRotatingFileHandler(handlers.RotatingFileHandler):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        os.chmod(self.baseFilename, 0o0777)  # You can change whatever permission you want here.

        # you can also change the group of the file:
        os.chown(self.baseFilename, uid, gid)   # pass the user_id and group_id you want to set