# Elasticsearch-py urllib3 suppress traceback logs on connection failures **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Tags:** language-clients\ **Created:** [June 21, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-py-urllib3-suppress-traceback-logs-on-connection-failures/276561 "2021-06-21T15:49:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jratliff](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jratliff/32/52746_2.png) [@jratliff](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jratliff)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-py-urllib3-suppress-traceback-logs-on-connection-failures/276561/1 "2021-06-21T15:49:00Z")
```auto client = Elasticsearch( hosts=config['hosts'], http_auth=(config['auth']['user'], config['auth']['password']), scheme='https', ssl_context=context, timeout=3600, ) if not client.ping(): logger.error( FmtStr('Unable to connect to Elasticsearch {}', config['hosts']) ) return None ``` If the client cannot connect to the Elasticsearch server, I get half a dozen tracebacks in urllib3. ```auto Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connection.py", line 170, in _new_conn (self._dns_host, self.port), self.timeout, **extra_kw File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/util/connection.py", line 96, in create_connection raise err File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/util/connection.py", line 86, in create_connection sock.connect(sa) ConnectionRefusedError: [Errno 111] Connection refused Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/elasticsearch/connection/http_urllib3.py", line 252, in perform_request method, url, body, retries=Retry(False), headers=request_headers, **kw File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 756, in urlopen method, url, error=e, _pool=self, _stacktrace=sys.exc_info()[2] File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/util/retry.py", line 507, in increment raise six.reraise(type(error), error, _stacktrace) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/packages/six.py", line 770, in reraise raise value File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 706, in urlopen chunked=chunked, File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 382, in _make_request self._validate_conn(conn) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 1010, in _validate_conn conn.connect() File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connection.py", line 353, in connect conn = self._new_conn() File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connection.py", line 182, in _new_conn self, "Failed to establish a new connection: %s" % e urllib3.exceptions.NewConnectionError: : Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 111] Connection refused 2021-06-21 15:36:14 WARNING (elasticsearch): HEAD https://netflow-frontend.bldc.nwave.noaa.gov:9200/ [status:N/A request:0.003s] Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connection.py", line 170, in _new_conn (self._dns_host, self.port), self.timeout, **extra_kw File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/util/connection.py", line 96, in create_connection raise err File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/util/connection.py", line 86, in create_connection sock.connect(sa) ConnectionRefusedError: [Errno 111] Connection refused During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/elasticsearch/connection/http_urllib3.py", line 252, in perform_request method, url, body, retries=Retry(False), headers=request_headers, **kw File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 756, in urlopen method, url, error=e, _pool=self, _stacktrace=sys.exc_info()[2] File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/util/retry.py", line 507, in increment raise six.reraise(type(error), error, _stacktrace) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/packages/six.py", line 770, in reraise raise value File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 706, in urlopen chunked=chunked, File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 382, in _make_request self._validate_conn(conn) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 1010, in _validate_conn conn.connect() File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connection.py", line 353, in connect conn = self._new_conn() File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/urllib3/connection.py", line 182, in _new_conn self, "Failed to establish a new connection: %s" % e urllib3.exceptions.NewConnectionError: : Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 111] Connection refused ``` I've tried catching every exception, or even just Error or Exception, but none of it is caught and nothing prevents the extra log garbage. Is there something I can do to suppress these tracebacks? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-py-urllib3-suppress-traceback-logs-on-connection-failures/276561/2 "2021-07-19T15:49:41Z")
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