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Serena
Serena

Reputation: 67

Reading ASL log file - Python

I'm trying to read Mac OS ASL log file with Python by using this asl package. I think the package is successfully installed but I can't import it. Below are the error messages: 

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "", line 1, in 
  File "/Applications/PyCharm.app/Contents/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_import_hook.py", line 20, in do_import
    module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/serenasmac1/PycharmProjects/Test2/venv/lib/python3.5/site-packages/asl/__init__.py", line 8, in 
    from ._asl import *
  File "/Applications/PyCharm.app/Contents/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_import_hook.py", line 20, in do_import
    module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
ImportError: No module named 'asl._asl'

As far as I understood, init.py is calling a ._asl module but it doesn't exist. Is my understanding correct? How can I fix it?

Also, I've found this script which seems can read asl file. I'm trying it in parallel. I've searched a lot but only found this script and the ASL package. I'd really appreciate if anybody can share the knowledge of how to read asl file with Python. Thanks a lot!

Here is the how the package was installed: enter image description here

Upvotes: 3

Views: 1550

Answers (1)

duhaime
duhaime

Reputation: 27594

It looks like the asl package is actually broken. I'd use the syslog executable that ships with OSX:

from subprocess import check_output

cmd = 'syslog -f /private/var/log/asl/2018.04.03.U501.asl'
log = check_output(cmd.split())
print(log)

Upvotes: 4

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