topic Re: events print()-ed from Python input merged in Getting Data In

events print()-ed from Python input merged

gliptak — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 20:37:53 GMT

While using print() to emit events from Python input, sometimes the events from separate print statements get merged. An example (edited) below:

2020-11-05T20:23:21.988802+00:00, application="application1" 2020-11-05T20:23:21.993878+00:00, application="application2"

I'm unclear why these particular ones got merged (there were other records print() -ed at 2020-11-05T20:23:21, and all events had increasing/unique timestamp)

Any pointers on how to prevent this? Thanks

Re: events print()-ed from Python input merged

richgalloway — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 21:50:14 GMT

The example looks like two separate events. How are they "merged"? What are the props.conf settings for that sourcetype?

Re: events print()-ed from Python input merged

gliptak — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 22:14:30 GMT

sourcetype wasn't configured while above event was indexed

Configuring the sourcetype with SHOULD_LINEMERGE = false might not work well as events have multi-line fields