A python module that reads systemd journal similar to journalctl

• python2 >= 2.7 or python3
• systemd >= 187

python setup.py install

GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1

>>> import pyjournalctl >>> journal = pyjournalctl.Journal() >>> journal.add_match(PRIORITY="5", _PID="1") >>> entry = journal.get_next() >>> print("PRIORITY: %(PRIORITY)i" % entry) PRIORITY: 5 >>> print("_PID: %(_PID)i" % entry) _PID: 1 >>> print("MESSAGE: %(MESSAGE)s" % entry) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS MESSAGE: ... >>> >>> journal.flush_matches() >>> journal.seek(100) # 100 entries from start >>> journal.add_match("_TRANSPORT=kernel") >>> journal.add_disjunction() # OR next matches >>> journal.add_match("PRIORITY=5") >>> journal.add_match("_UID=0") >>> entry = journal.get_next(2) # Get second match >>> entry.get("_TRANSPORT") == "kernel" or ( ... entry.get('PRIORITY') == 5 and entry.get("_UID") == 0) True >>> >>> cursor = entry['__CURSOR'] # Cursor is unique reference >>> journal.flush_matches() >>> import os >>> journal.seek(0, os.SEEK_END) # End of journal >>> entry2 = journal.get_previous() >>> entry2['__CURSOR'] == cursor False >>> entry2 == entry False >>> journal.seek_cursor(cursor) # Seek to unique reference >>> journal.get_next() == entry True >>> realtime = entry['__REALTIME_TIMESTAMP'] >>> journal.get_next(10) == entry False >>> journal.seek_realtime(realtime) >>> journal.get_next() == entry True >>> monotonic = entry['__MONOTONIC_TIMESTAMP'] >>> bootid = entry['_BOOT_ID'] >>> journal.get_next(5) == entry False >>> journal.add_match(_BOOT_ID=bootid) >>> journal.seek_monotonic(monotonic.total_seconds(), bootid) >>> journal.get_next() == entry True >>> journal.flush_matches() >>> journal.seek(-1000, os.SEEK_END) # Last 1000 entries >>> priorities = set(range(0,5)) >>> journal.log_level(4) # Log level from 0 - 4 >>> priorities >= set(entry['PRIORITY'] for entry in journal) True >>> systemd_units = journal.query_unique("_SYSTEMD_UNIT") >>> print("Unique systemd units in journal: %s" % ', '.join(systemd_units)) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS Unique systemd units in journal: ... >>> journal.flush_matches() >>> journal.this_boot() # Only log entries from this boot >>> journal.seek(0) # First entry >>> entry = journal.get_next() >>> journal.seek(0, os.SEEK_END) # Last entry >>> journal.get_previous()['_BOOT_ID'] == entry['_BOOT_ID'] True >>> journal.flush_matches() >>> journal.seek(-1000, os.SEEK_END) # Last 1000 entries >>> journal.this_machine() # Only log entries for this machine >>> len(set(entry['_MACHINE_ID'] for entry in journal)) 1