bpo-32212: Updated logging documentation to make parameter names more consistent with source. (GH-4765)
diff --git a/Doc/library/logging.rst b/Doc/library/logging.rst
index 148f131..1ed129c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/logging.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/logging.rst
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@
scenario is to attach handlers only to the root logger, and to let
propagation take care of the rest.
- .. method:: Logger.setLevel(lvl)
+ .. method:: Logger.setLevel(level)
- Sets the threshold for this logger to *lvl*. Logging messages which are less
- severe than *lvl* will be ignored; logging messages which have severity *lvl*
+ Sets the threshold for this logger to *level*. Logging messages which are less
+ severe than *level* will be ignored; logging messages which have severity *level*
or higher will be emitted by whichever handler or handlers service this logger,
- unless a handler's level has been set to a higher severity level than *lvl*.
+ unless a handler's level has been set to a higher severity level than *level*.
When a logger is created, the level is set to :const:`NOTSET` (which causes
all messages to be processed when the logger is the root logger, or delegation
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
See :ref:`levels` for a list of levels.
.. versionchanged:: 3.2
- The *lvl* parameter now accepts a string representation of the
+ The *level* parameter now accepts a string representation of the
level such as 'INFO' as an alternative to the integer constants
such as :const:`INFO`. Note, however, that levels are internally stored
as integers, and methods such as e.g. :meth:`getEffectiveLevel` and
@@ -267,14 +267,14 @@
message. This method should only be called from an exception handler.
- .. method:: Logger.addFilter(filt)
+ .. method:: Logger.addFilter(filter)
- Adds the specified filter *filt* to this logger.
+ Adds the specified filter *filter* to this logger.
- .. method:: Logger.removeFilter(filt)
+ .. method:: Logger.removeFilter(filter)
- Removes the specified filter *filt* from this logger.
+ Removes the specified filter *filter* from this logger.
.. method:: Logger.filter(record)
@@ -393,33 +393,34 @@
Releases the thread lock acquired with :meth:`acquire`.
- .. method:: Handler.setLevel(lvl)
+ .. method:: Handler.setLevel(level)
- Sets the threshold for this handler to *lvl*. Logging messages which are less
- severe than *lvl* will be ignored. When a handler is created, the level is set
- to :const:`NOTSET` (which causes all messages to be processed).
+ Sets the threshold for this handler to *level*. Logging messages which are
+ less severe than *level* will be ignored. When a handler is created, the
+ level is set to :const:`NOTSET` (which causes all messages to be
+ processed).
See :ref:`levels` for a list of levels.
.. versionchanged:: 3.2
- The *lvl* parameter now accepts a string representation of the
+ The *level* parameter now accepts a string representation of the
level such as 'INFO' as an alternative to the integer constants
such as :const:`INFO`.
- .. method:: Handler.setFormatter(form)
+ .. method:: Handler.setFormatter(fmt)
- Sets the :class:`Formatter` for this handler to *form*.
+ Sets the :class:`Formatter` for this handler to *fmt*.
- .. method:: Handler.addFilter(filt)
+ .. method:: Handler.addFilter(filter)
- Adds the specified filter *filt* to this handler.
+ Adds the specified filter *filter* to this handler.
- .. method:: Handler.removeFilter(filt)
+ .. method:: Handler.removeFilter(filter)
- Removes the specified filter *filt* from this handler.
+ Removes the specified filter *filter* from this handler.
.. method:: Handler.filter(record)