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In django we have settings.py that defines the DEBUG for the whole project.
Now,
My have debug level is independently configured in settings.py.
How should I use logging.DEBUG ?
Way1:
if settings.DEBUG:
logging.debug("Debug message")
Way2:
# Without checking settings.DEBUG
logging.debug("Debug message")
What is a good practice ?
I think we should use Way2 since logging level already decides – if the message will be logged or not.
But, some say that Way1 is a standard practice.
I think it’s not a good thing to rely too much on a global setting such as DEBUG, which changes the whole behavior of your app.
What if you want to audit code and log stuff in production ? You’re not going to turn DEBUG to true to do this, are you ? You’d rather tone down your log filter.
On a more stylistic point of view, it makes little sense and is not very pythonistic to have 2 settings (DEBUG and log level) affect a single behavior.
Long answer short: my opinion is that method 2 is superior, technically and stylisticly speaking.