Issue #3389: Allow resolving dotted names for handlers in logging configuration files. Thanks to Philip Jenvey for the patch.
diff --git a/Doc/library/logging.rst b/Doc/library/logging.rst
index 37f5b55..4b33004 100644
--- a/Doc/library/logging.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/logging.rst
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@
The system will save old log files by appending extensions to the filename.
The extensions are date-and-time based, using the strftime format
``%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S`` or a leading portion thereof, depending on the
- rollover interval.
+ rollover interval.
If the *utc* argument is true, times in UTC will be used; otherwise
local time is used.
@@ -2351,6 +2351,10 @@
in the ``logging`` package's namespace). The ``level`` is interpreted as for
loggers, and ``NOTSET`` is taken to mean "log everything".
+.. versionchanged:: 2.6
+ Added support for resolving the handler's class as a dotted module and class
+ name.
+
The ``formatter`` entry indicates the key name of the formatter for this
handler. If blank, a default formatter (``logging._defaultFormatter``) is used.
If a name is specified, it must appear in the ``[formatters]`` section and have