---
id: logutils
version: "0.3.5"
license: Copyright (C) 2010-2017 by Vinay Sajip. All Rights Reserved. See LICENSE.txt for license.
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# logutils — Logging utilities

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 128.2K/mo

## What it is and what it does

Logutils is a collection of logging handlers that extend Python's standard logging module. It packages handlers that fall outside the standard library's scope, plus backported versions of logging features from newer Python releases that work with older versions. The package has no runtime dependencies and integrates directly with Python's logging framework.

The package is in production-stable status but abandoned since its latest release on 2017-06-24. It carries high install friction due to source-only distribution, and its compatibility with modern Python versions is unspecified and untested. Users should verify handler compatibility with their target Python version before adopting it.

Use it for:

- Add queue-based logging handlers to decouple log processing from application threads
- Use backported logging features in projects constrained to older Python versions
- Integrate specialized handlers not available in the standard library for specific logging patterns
- Extend logging infrastructure with handlers designed for production systems

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides additional logging handlers for Python's standard library logging module, including handlers not in the standard library and backports of newer Python logging features to older versions.

No. The package is abandoned (last release 2017-06-24), carries high install friction, and its compatibility with modern Python versions is unspecified. Modern Python versions include many of the logging enhancements this package backported. Use only if you have a specific legacy handler requirement and can verify compatibility with your Python version.

## Install

pip install logutils
uv add logutils
poetry add logutils

## Installing logutils

Before you install: High install friction due to source-only distribution. Package is abandoned since 2017-06-24 with no updates since; maintenance status poses risk for long-term use or compatibility with modern Python versions.

License in practice: Permissive BSD license (Copyright 2010-2017 Vinay Sajip) allows use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, suitable for both open-source and proprietary projects.

Quickstart:

pip install logutils

import logging
from logutils.queue import QueueHandler

handler = QueueHandler(queue.Queue())

Source-only distribution requires a C compiler and build tools; Python version compatibility unspecified and untested against modern Python releases.

Verify before relying:

- Whether handlers remain compatible with current Python versions or logging module API changes
- Which specific handlers are included and their use cases beyond standard library offerings
- Whether the package is maintained elsewhere despite PyPI abandonment status

## Package facts

- License: Copyright (C) 2010-2017 by Vinay Sajip. All Rights Reserved. See LICENSE.txt for license. (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: high
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 128.2K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

python logging handlers, logging utilities, standard library logging extensions, custom log handlers, logging backports, advanced logging configuration, logging, abandoned

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