Closes #13661: Check added for type of logger name.
diff --git a/Lib/logging/__init__.py b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
index de5392b..bea290e 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
@@ -1094,6 +1094,8 @@
         placeholder to now point to the logger.
         """
         rv = None
+        if not isinstance(name, str):
+            raise ValueError('A logger name must be a string')
         _acquireLock()
         try:
             if name in self.loggerDict:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_logging.py b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
index 90d293e..a022680 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_logging.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@
             ('INF.BADPARENT', 'INFO', '4'),
         ])
 
+    def test_invalid_name(self):
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, logging.getLogger, any)
 
 class BasicFilterTest(BaseTest):