Function shutdown

Lib/logging/__init__.py:2247–2279

Perform any cleanup actions in the logging system (e.g. flushing buffers). Should be called at application exit.

(handlerList=_handlerList)

    root.manager._clear_cache()

def shutdown(handlerList=_handlerList):
    """
    Perform any cleanup actions in the logging system (e.g. flushing
    buffers).

    Should be called at application exit.
    """
    for wr in reversed(handlerList[:]):
        #errors might occur, for example, if files are locked
        #we just ignore them if raiseExceptions is not set
        try:
            h = wr()
            if h:
                try:
                    h.acquire()
                    # MemoryHandlers might not want to be flushed on close,
                    # but circular imports prevent us scoping this to just
                    # those handlers.  hence the default to True.
                    if getattr(h, 'flushOnClose', True):
                        h.flush()
                    h.close()
                except (OSError, ValueError):
                    # Ignore errors which might be caused
                    # because handlers have been closed but
                    # references to them are still around at
                    # application exit.
                    pass
                finally:
                    h.release()
        except: # ignore everything, as we're shutting down
            if raiseExceptions:
                raise
            #else, swallow

#Let's try and shutdown automatically on application exit...
import atexit