Closes #29105: Updated RotatingFileHandler documentation.

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Vinay Sajip 2016-12-31 11:06:57 +00:00
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@ -282,16 +282,17 @@ module, supports rotation of disk log files.
You can use the *maxBytes* and *backupCount* values to allow the file to
:dfn:`rollover` at a predetermined size. When the size is about to be exceeded,
the file is closed and a new file is silently opened for output. Rollover occurs
whenever the current log file is nearly *maxBytes* in length; if either of
*maxBytes* or *backupCount* is zero, rollover never occurs. If *backupCount*
is non-zero, the system will save old log files by appending the extensions
'.1', '.2' etc., to the filename. For example, with a *backupCount* of 5 and
a base file name of :file:`app.log`, you would get :file:`app.log`,
whenever the current log file is nearly *maxBytes* in length; but if either of
*maxBytes* or *backupCount* is zero, rollover never occurs, so you generally want
to set *backupCount* to at least 1, and have a non-zero *maxBytes*.
When *backupCount* is non-zero, the system will save old log files by appending
the extensions '.1', '.2' etc., to the filename. For example, with a *backupCount*
of 5 and a base file name of :file:`app.log`, you would get :file:`app.log`,
:file:`app.log.1`, :file:`app.log.2`, up to :file:`app.log.5`. The file being
written to is always :file:`app.log`. When this file is filled, it is closed
and renamed to :file:`app.log.1`, and if files :file:`app.log.1`,
:file:`app.log.2`, etc. exist, then they are renamed to :file:`app.log.2`,
:file:`app.log.3` etc. respectively.
:file:`app.log.2`, etc. exist, then they are renamed to :file:`app.log.2`,
:file:`app.log.3` etc. respectively.
.. versionchanged:: 3.6
As well as string values, :class:`~pathlib.Path` objects are also accepted