Log Data Format

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scilek

I am trying to write a highly customized script in Python2.7 in order to persist some specific logging data. I have been using syslog-ng for a long time to that end, but I believe (and hope) that a simple Python script will handle things faster and will save me the hassle of installing and configuring syslog-ng, not to mention that doing so will grant me the ability to take action in certain situations.


My problem is that I don't know what to make of of some portions of the incoming data. Take these two lines for example:

Code: 
<30>Aug 26 08:41:50 dhcpd: Config file: /etc/dhcpd.conf
<190>Aug 26 08:31:42 dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.254.10 to 74:d4:35:e6:39:49 (PWB) via em1

What do those numbers in between the LT and GT signs mean? Why don't they mean the same process? Where can I learn about this?
 
Just a suggestion, don't write anything new in Python 2.7. It will be End-of-Life in January 2020.
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But existing Python2.7 code will continue running for a very long time, right? And it is a trivial thing to rewrite the whole thing in Python3.7 or any other future version.
 
scilek said:
But existing Python2.7 code will continue running for a very long time, right?
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I expect it will be removed from the ports tree as soon as it's end-of-life. Without a Python interpreter it will be pretty difficult to run your code.
 
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