Glossary term
What is Log?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Log" means: A file where a script writes down what happened, with times, so you can check later. It is taught in Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work and Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking: Fundamentals. Related terms include robots.txt, traceback, Backoff and Exit code.
- 2 courses teach it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Log?
A file where a script writes down what happened, with times, so you can check later. (From Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work. 1 other course defines it for their own subject, so each definition follows.)
What does Log mean in Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work?
A file where a script writes down what happened, with times, so you can check later.
What does Log mean in Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking: Fundamentals?
A written record of events, such as who tried to sign in, when and whether it worked.
Where is Log taught?
Log is defined in Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work and Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking: Fundamentals.
Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring WorkCybersecurity and Ethical Hacking: Fundamentals
Which lessons cover Log?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work, lesson 2.3: Rename in Bulk with a Plan, a Conflict Check and an Undo Log
- Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work, lesson 6.2: A Logbook: Logging, Failing Gently and Exit Codes
- Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking: Fundamentals, lesson 4.1: The OWASP Top 10 as Your Checklist
- Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking: Fundamentals, lesson 4.2: SQL Injection: When Input Becomes a Command
- Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking: Fundamentals, lesson 5.4: Logs and Safe Errors: See Attacks as They Happen
Which terms are related to Log?
Next to Log in the course glossaries: robots.txt, traceback, Backoff, Exit code, Timeout, Scheduler, Status code, Launcher, Multi-factor authentication (MFA) and Patch.
robots.txttracebackBackoffExit codeTimeoutSchedulerStatus codeLauncherMulti-factor authentication (MFA)Patch
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Do I need experience before I learn Log?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work: Basic Python: variables, if statements, for loops, lists, dictionaries, f-strings and small functions. Lesson 3 of module 1 has a five-minute check.
- Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking: Fundamentals: No security, networking or programming experience is needed.