1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/logging/config.py b/Lib/logging/config.py
index 1b0facaf62..fa1a398aee 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/config.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/config.py
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ def fileConfig(fname, defaults=None, disable_existing_loggers=True):
     # critical section
     logging._acquireLock()
     try:
-        logging._handlers.clear()
-        del logging._handlerList[:]
+        _clearExistingHandlers()
+
         # Handlers add themselves to logging._handlers
         handlers = _install_handlers(cp, formatters)
         _install_loggers(cp, handlers, disable_existing_loggers)
@@ -265,6 +265,14 @@ def _install_loggers(cp, handlers, disable_existing):
     #        logger.disabled = 1
     _handle_existing_loggers(existing, child_loggers, disable_existing)
 
+
+def _clearExistingHandlers():
+    """Clear and close existing handlers"""
+    logging._handlers.clear()
+    logging.shutdown(logging._handlerList[:])
+    del logging._handlerList[:]
+
+
 IDENTIFIER = re.compile('^[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*$', re.I)
 
 
@@ -524,8 +532,7 @@ class DictConfigurator(BaseConfigurator):
             else:
                 disable_existing = config.pop('disable_existing_loggers', True)
 
-                logging._handlers.clear()
-                del logging._handlerList[:]
+                _clearExistingHandlers()
 
                 # Do formatters first - they don't refer to anything else
                 formatters = config.get('formatters', EMPTY_DICT)