# *structlog*: Structured Logging for Python

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<p align="center"><em>Simple. Powerful. Fast. Pick three.</em></p>

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*structlog* is *the* production-ready logging solution for Python:

- **Simple**: Everything is about **functions** that take and return **dictionaries** – all hidden behind **familiar APIs**.
- **Powerful**: Functions and dictionaries aren’t just simple but also powerful.
  *structlog* leaves *you* in control.
- **Fast**: *structlog* is not hamstrung by designs of yore.
  Its flexibility comes not at the price of performance.

Thanks to its flexible design, *you* choose whether you want *structlog* to take care of the **output** of your log entries or whether you prefer to **forward** them to an existing logging system like the standard library's `logging` module.

The output format is just as flexible and *structlog* comes with support for JSON, [*logfmt*](https://brandur.org/logfmt), as well as pretty console output out-of-the-box:

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## Introduction

*structlog* has been successfully used in production at every scale since **2013**, while embracing cutting-edge technologies like *asyncio*, context variables, or type hints as they emerged.
Its paradigms proved influential enough to [help design](https://twitter.com/sirupsen/status/638330548361019392) structured logging [packages across ecosystems](https://github.com/sirupsen/logrus).

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A short explanation on *why* structured logging is good for you, and why *structlog* is the right tool for the job can be found in the [Why chapter](https://www.structlog.org/en/stable/why.html) of our documentation.

Once you feel inspired to try it out, check out our friendly [Getting Started tutorial](https://www.structlog.org/en/stable/getting-started.html).

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For a fully-fledged zero-to-hero tutorial, check out [*A Comprehensive Guide to Python Logging with structlog*](https://betterstack.com/community/guides/logging/structlog/).

If you prefer videos over reading, check out [Markus Holtermann](https://chaos.social/@markush)'s talk *Logging Rethought 2: The Actions of Frank Taylor Jr.*:

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## Credits

*structlog* is written and maintained by [Hynek Schlawack](https://hynek.me/).
The idea of bound loggers is inspired by previous work by [Jean-Paul Calderone](https://github.com/exarkun) and [David Reid](https://github.com/dreid).

The development is kindly supported by my employer [Variomedia AG](https://www.variomedia.de/), *structlog*’s [Tidelift subscribers](https://tidelift.com/?utm_source=lifter&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hynek), and all my amazing [GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/hynek).

The logs-loving beaver logo has been contributed by [Lynn Root](https://www.roguelynn.com).


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## Project Links

- [**Get Help**](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/structlog) (use the *structlog* tag on Stack Overflow)
- [**PyPI**](https://pypi.org/project/structlog/)
- [**GitHub**](https://github.com/hynek/structlog)
- [**Documentation**](https://www.structlog.org/)
- [**Changelog**](https://github.com/hynek/structlog/tree/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [**Third-party Extensions**](https://github.com/hynek/structlog/wiki/Third-party-Extensions)


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