python-logging-loki
Python logging handler for Grafana Loki.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you run Grafana Loki and need to ship Python logs to it. The package is straightforward, has low dependencies, and carries no known vulnerabilities. However, maintenance is dormant since 2019-11-28, so compatibility with recent Loki API changes or Python versions beyond 3.8 is unverified. For active projects, confirm the handler works with your Loki version before relying on it in production.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a reachable Loki instance endpoint and network connectivity to push logs.
- Low install friction with only 2 runtime dependencies (rfc3339, requests).
- Maintenance is dormant—last release was 2019-11-28 and last commit 2024-05-14—but the repository remains unarchived with 171 stars.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive; you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely with minimal restrictions.
last release 2019-11-28 (2451 days) · last repo commit 2024-05-14 · 171 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 1,067,188 downloads/mo, #4,410 on PyPI
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pip install python-logging-loki
import logging
import python_logging_loki
handler = python_logging_loki.LokiHandler(
url="https://my-loki-instance/loki/api/v1/push",
tags={"application": "my-app"},
auth=("username", "password"),
version="1"
)
logger = logging.getLogger("my-logger")
logger.addHandler(handler)
logger.error("Something happened")- Whether the package works with Python versions beyond 3.8, given classifiers list only up to 3.8.
- Current compatibility with recent Loki API versions, given the gap since last release in 2019-11-28.
What it is and what it does
python-logging-loki is a Python logging handler that integrates with Grafana Loki, a log aggregation system. It captures log records from Python's standard logging module and ships them to a Loki instance via HTTP POST requests, attaching custom labels to organize and filter logs. The handler supports basic authentication and can operate in blocking mode or asynchronously via Python's built-in QueueHandler and QueueListener to avoid blocking application threads.
The package depends on requests for HTTP communication and rfc3339 for timestamp handling. It is designed for developers running Loki as their log backend who want to centralize Python application logs. The handler automatically includes message severity, logger name, and custom tags in each log entry sent to Loki.
Use it for
- Centralize Python application logs into Grafana Loki for unified log aggregation and querying.
- Send application error and warning logs to Loki with custom labels for service identification.
- Integrate Python services with a Loki-based observability stack without external log shipping agents.
- Asynchronously forward logs to Loki using QueueHandler to avoid blocking application performance.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you run Grafana Loki and need to ship Python logs to it.
The package is straightforward, has low dependencies, and carries no known vulnerabilities. However, maintenance is dormant since 2019-11-28, so compatibility with recent Loki API changes or Python versions beyond 3.8 is unverified. For active projects, confirm the handler works with your Loki version before relying on it in production.
Install
python-logging-loki on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with only 2 runtime dependencies (rfc3339, requests). Maintenance is dormant—last release was 2019-11-28 and last commit 2024-05-14—but the repository remains unarchived with 171 stars.
Requires a reachable Loki instance endpoint and network connectivity to push logs.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive; you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install python-logging-loki
import logging
import python_logging_loki
handler = python_logging_loki.LokiHandler(
url="https://my-loki-instance/loki/api/v1/push",
tags={"application": "my-app"},
auth=("username", "password"),
version="1"
)
logger = logging.getLogger("my-logger")
logger.addHandler(handler)
logger.error("Something happened")Verify before relying
- Whether the package works with Python versions beyond 3.8, given classifiers list only up to 3.8.
- Current compatibility with recent Loki API versions, given the gap since last release in 2019-11-28.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.6 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesrfc3339requests |
| Maintenance | Dormant 2,451 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 1,067,188 / month, #4,410 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTPTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python ModulesTopic :: System :: Logging |
Evidence: python_logging_loki-0.3.1-py3-none-any.whl
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