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Clearing out handlers in logging?

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The current (2.7; maybe 3.x?) logging module doesn't have any sort of
"clear out all the current handlers" method.  I can hack it by doing

  log = logging.getLogger()  # get the root logger
  del log.handlers[:]        # reach inside and nuke 'em
  log.addHandler(...)        # install the one(s) I want

but it feels a little dirty to reach into logging.root.handlers since
there are other methods for adding/removing handlers.  However, as
best I can tell, to remove a handler, you already need to have it
saved somewhere.

Is there a better way to do this, or do I just suck it up and deal
with the (potentially thread-ignorant, as it doesn't lock) hack?

Thanks,

-tkc

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Clearing out handlers in logging? Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-03-15 21:58 -0500
  Re: Clearing out handlers in logging? Gunther Dietrich <gd.usenet@spamfence.net> - 2014-03-16 09:39 +0100
    Re: Clearing out handlers in logging? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-16 20:02 +1100
    Re: Clearing out handlers in logging? Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2014-03-16 10:18 +0100
    Re: Clearing out handlers in logging? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-16 20:35 +1100
    Re: Clearing out handlers in logging? Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-03-16 07:57 -0500
      Re: Clearing out handlers in logging? Gunther Dietrich <gd.usenet@spamfence.net> - 2014-03-16 19:29 +0100
        Re: Clearing out handlers in logging? Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-03-16 13:50 -0500

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