Start logging in 3 steps

Where do you want to collect your logs from?

• Django application
• Python code
• AWS Lambda

Logging from Django

Collect logs from your Django application.

1. Install

Install Better Stack Python PyPI package:

2. Setup

Set up Django Better Stack handler in settings.py:

3. Start logging 🎉

Use Python logger as usual:

You should see your logs in Better Stack → Live tail.

Python version 3.7 or higher is required.
Pip version 20.0.2 or higher is required.

Logging from Python

Collect logs from your Python code.

1. Install

Install Better Stack Python PyPI package:

2. Setup

Set up Python logger with Better Stack:

3. Start logging 🎉

Use Python logger as usual:

You should see your logs in Better Stack → Live tail.

Python version 3.7 or higher is required.
Pip version 20.0.2 or higher is required.

Need help?

Please let us know at hello@betterstack.com.
We're happy to help! 🙏

Additional information

Interested in learning more about Python log levels and using formatters to customize your logs? Check out our Comprehensive Guide to Logging in Python.

Missing logs from the end of your application run?

Make sure your application terminates gracefully, giving the logger enough time to finish the request to Better Stack.

Use sys.exit() to end your application.

Using os._exit() would terminate all threads immediately, potentially dropping your logs.

Enrich log context

Add custom data to multiple log lines using with block:

Log exceptions

Use logger.exception() to log exceptions with traceback:

Example project

Want to try a more detailed example?
See our Python Logtail example project on GitHub.