verboselogs

What it is and what it does

verboselogs extends Python's logging module with four additional log levels that sit between the standard predefined levels. NOTICE sits between WARNING and INFO, VERBOSE sits between INFO and DEBUG, SPAM sits below DEBUG, and SUCCESS sits between WARNING and ERROR. The package provides a VerboseLogger class that you can instantiate directly or install globally to make all subsequent loggers support these new levels, plus a Pylint plugin to suppress false positives when using the extended levels.

The package is straightforward: it adds no runtime dependencies and installs with low friction. However, it has been abandoned since 2017 with no updates, so it receives no maintenance, security patches, or compatibility updates for newer Python versions. It was last tested on Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6, so compatibility with modern Python versions is unverified.

Use it for:

• Add a VERBOSE level between INFO and DEBUG for high-level debugging output that experienced users can understand without deep system knowledge.
• Use NOTICE for auditing information about operations with multiple success paths that may need to be reverted.
• Use SPAM for extremely detailed instrumentation during late-night debugging sessions when maximum verbosity is needed.
• Use SUCCESS as an explicit confirmation marker for operations that completed successfully, distinct from routine INFO messages.
• Implement multi-level verbosity in CLI tools where -v, -vv, -vvv flags map to NOTICE, VERBOSE, and DEBUG levels.

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

Adds four custom logging levels (NOTICE, SPAM, SUCCESS, VERBOSE) to Python's standard logging module, filling gaps between the predefined levels.

Yes, if you need custom logging levels and accept the maintenance risk. The package is simple, dependency-free, and works for its stated purpose on supported Python versions. However, the gap since the last release means no updates for modern Python versions, no security patches, and no bug fixes. Use it only if you're on Python 3.6 or earlier, or if you can accept potential incompatibilities with future Python releases.

Install

verboselogs on PyPI

pip install verboselogs

uv add verboselogs

poetry add verboselogs

Installing verboselogs

Before you install

Low friction installation with no runtime dependencies. Package is abandoned (last release 2017-08-07), so no ongoing maintenance or security patches should be expected.

License in practice

Licensed under MIT (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute freely with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart

import logging, verboselogs
logger = verboselogs.VerboseLogger('demo')
logger.addHandler(logging.StreamHandler())
logger.setLevel(logging.VERBOSE)
logger.verbose("Verbose message")

# Or install globally:
verboselogs.install()
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)  # will be a VerboseLogger

Verify before relying

• Whether the package works reliably with Python versions released after 3.6 (last tested version in the fact sheet)
• Current compatibility with modern logging configurations and third-party logging integrations

Package facts

Evidence: verboselogs-1.7-py2.py3-none-any.whl

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