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Adding a Correlation ID to Log Context in Python

Injects a correlation ID into the logging context using a context manager and a custom log record factory so every log line includes the ID.

logging correlation-id context-manager
Python 
import logging
import uuid
from contextlib import contextmanager

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='%(levelname)s | %(correlation_id)s | %(message)s')


@contextmanager
def correlation_id_context(correlation_id):
    """Temporarily inject a correlation_id into the logging context."""
    extra = {'correl…
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