For anyone who develops in Python, Python Log Viewer seems like a simple but incredibly useful tool. As the name suggests, it listens on a socket and displays any log records sent to it using the SocketHandler from the Python logging system. You can use the GUI to filter by log level and/or logger name, and also view full details about the log records.

As a matter of fact, I’m finding this quite useful while I try to figure out how to restore stability to my website. (In other words, sorry about how flaky things have been lately; I’m working on it.)