diff --git a/Doc/howto/logging-cookbook.rst b/Doc/howto/logging-cookbook.rst index ae2697fbce30ad..52537a91df542c 100644 --- a/Doc/howto/logging-cookbook.rst +++ b/Doc/howto/logging-cookbook.rst @@ -4140,6 +4140,42 @@ The script, when run, prints something like: 2025-07-02 13:54:47,234 DEBUG fool me ... 2025-07-02 13:54:47,234 DEBUG can't get fooled again +If, on the other hand, you are concerned about `log injection +`_, you can use a +formatter which escapes newlines, as per the following example: + +.. code-block:: python + + import logging + + logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) + + class EscapingFormatter(logging.Formatter): + def format(self, record): + s = super().format(record) + return s.replace('\n', r'\n') + + if __name__ == '__main__': + h = logging.StreamHandler() + h.setFormatter(EscapingFormatter('%(asctime)s %(levelname)-9s %(message)s')) + logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG, handlers = [h]) + logger.debug('Single line') + logger.debug('Multiple lines:\nfool me once ...') + logger.debug('Another single line') + logger.debug('Multiple lines:\n%s', 'fool me ...\ncan\'t get fooled again') + +You can, of course, use whatever escaping scheme makes the most sense for you. +The script, when run, should produce output like this: + +.. code-block:: text + + 2025-07-09 06:47:33,783 DEBUG Single line + 2025-07-09 06:47:33,783 DEBUG Multiple lines:\nfool me once ... + 2025-07-09 06:47:33,783 DEBUG Another single line + 2025-07-09 06:47:33,783 DEBUG Multiple lines:\nfool me ...\ncan't get fooled again + +Escaping behaviour can't be the stdlib default , as it would break backwards +compatibility. .. patterns-to-avoid: