Example base class to build plugins with logging

example-plugin-logging.py

# Example minimalistic plugin framework
# https://www.guidodiepen.nl/2019/02/implementing-a-simple-plugin-framework-in-python/

import logging

class BasePlugin(object):
    """
    Example class just to remember about logging stuff
    We want to override the default formatting of the main logger,
    without removing it alltogether
    """
    pluginname = 'ExampleModule'
    
    def __init__(self):
        self.pluginlogger = self._setup_instance_logger()
    
    def _setup_instance_logger(self):
        plugininstancename = self.__class__.__name__
        #using the dot notation should make this a child of our main frameworklogger
        mypluginlogger = logging.getLogger(f'frameworkname.{plugininstancename}')
        mypluginglogger.propagate = False
        mypluginhandler = logging.StreamHandler()
        mypluginhandler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(f'[{plugininstancename}] any formatting we want for this plugin'))
        mypluginlogger.addHandler(mypluginhandler)
        return mypluginlogger