Python 2: function alias or macro -

i wondering if there way create macros or aliases functions in python 2.7.

example: trying use logging module , create aliases/macros functions logging.debug, logging.info, logging.error, etc. if use functions in place want log, works fine. if try create 'alias' function wrapper this:

def debuglog(message):     logging.debug(message) 

... line number reporting no longer works intended, line reported states location of wrapper , not actual log, isn't real use.

i did find solution:

import logging logging import info infolog logging import debug debuglog logging import error errorlog .... 

... not suitable me since create own logging severity:

logging.addlevelname(60, "normal") 

... , i'd create alias/macro normallog(message)=logging.log(60, message) if it's possible? couldn't find comprehensive in python docs or online.

you can use functools.partial:

import functools import logging normallog = functools.partial(logging.log, 60) 

it works pretty well:

normallog("hey!!") level 60:root:hey!! 

partial binds arguments function calls , return partial object (a callable object holds necesary information), can use in addlevelname method:

activatelevel = functools.partial(logging.addlevelname, 60, "normal") activatelevel() 

here have live working example, notice log line reported.