hydra-colorlog
Enables colorlog for Hydra apps
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are already using Hydra and want colored logging output. The package has low install friction, permissive licensing, and is part of an actively maintained ecosystem. Verify compatibility with your target Hydra version, as the last release was 2022-05-17.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires hydra-core to be installed; colorlog integration is configured via Hydra's logging configuration.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution.
- Actively maintained as part of the Hydra ecosystem.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — MIT-licensed with permissive treatment, allowing use in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2022-05-17 (1550 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 10,596 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 348,378 downloads/mo, #7,341 on PyPI
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pip install hydra-colorlog
import hydra
@hydra.main(config_path="conf", config_name="config")
def my_app(cfg):
pass- Whether this package remains actively maintained given the last release was 2022-05-17.
- Current compatibility with Hydra 1.4 development releases and Python 3.10 through 3.14 support.
What it is and what it does
hydra-colorlog is a plugin that adds colored terminal output to Hydra's logging system. It wraps the colorlog library to integrate with Hydra's configuration framework, allowing applications built on Hydra to display log messages in color for better readability during development and debugging.
The package depends on colorlog and hydra-core, and is designed to be used within Hydra's logging configuration pipeline. It is part of the Hydra ecosystem, which transitioned to independent stewardship under the hydra-ecosystem GitHub organization while maintaining MIT licensing. The repository remains active with the last commit on 2026-08-14.
Use it for
- Add colored console output to Hydra-based machine learning or data processing applications for easier log inspection.
- Improve readability of development-time logs in complex multi-component Hydra applications.
- Configure colored logging via Hydra's YAML configuration files without manual Python logging setup.
- Extend Hydra's default logging with visual distinction between log levels.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are already using Hydra and want colored logging output.
The package has low install friction, permissive licensing, and is part of an actively maintained ecosystem. Verify compatibility with your target Hydra version, as the last release was 2022-05-17.
Install
hydra-colorlog on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Actively maintained as part of the Hydra ecosystem.
Requires hydra-core to be installed; colorlog integration is configured via Hydra's logging configuration.
License in practice
MIT-licensed with permissive treatment, allowing use in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install hydra-colorlog
import hydra
@hydra.main(config_path="conf", config_name="config")
def my_app(cfg):
passVerify before relying
- Whether this package remains actively maintained given the last release was 2022-05-17.
- Current compatibility with Hydra 1.4 development releases and Python 3.10 through 3.14 support.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagescolorloghydra-core |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 1,550 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 348,378 / month, #7,341 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: hydra_colorlog-1.2.0-py3-none-any.whl
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