from time import asctime class FormatError(Exception): logfile = 'parser-errors.txt' def __init__(self, line, file): self.line = line self.file = file def logerror(self): with open(self.logfile, 'a') as log: print(f'Error at: {self.file} #{self.line} [{asctime()}]', file=log) def parser(file): # Parse a file here... raise FormatError(line=62, file=file) if __name__ == '__main__': try: parser('code.py') except FormatError as exc: exc.logerror()