try

foodie_engagement_tweet.py

@@ -34,7 +34,24 @@ CURRENT_YEAR = "2025"  # Explicitly set the current year for the prompt
 def setup_logging():
     """Initialize logging with pruning of old logs."""
     try:
+        # Ensure the logs directory exists
         os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(LOG_FILE), exist_ok=True)
+        
+        # Configure logging first
+        logging.basicConfig(
+            filename=LOG_FILE,
+            level=logging.DEBUG,
+            format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
+            datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
+        )
+        console_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+        console_handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s'))
+        console_handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)  # Show DEBUG messages in console too
+        logging.getLogger().addHandler(console_handler)
+        logging.getLogger("openai").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+        logging.getLogger("tweepy").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+        
+        # Now that logging is configured, prune old logs if the file exists
         if os.path.exists(LOG_FILE):
             with open(LOG_FILE, 'r') as f:
                 lines = f.readlines()
@@ -57,21 +74,21 @@ def setup_logging():
             with open(LOG_FILE, 'w') as f:
                 f.writelines(pruned_lines)
         
+        logging.info("Logging initialized for foodie_engagement_tweet.py")
+    except Exception as e:
+        # Fallback to console-only logging if file logging fails
         logging.basicConfig(
-            filename=LOG_FILE,
             level=logging.DEBUG,
             format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
             datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
         )
         console_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
         console_handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s'))
+        console_handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
         logging.getLogger().addHandler(console_handler)
         logging.getLogger("openai").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
         logging.getLogger("tweepy").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
-        logging.info("Logging initialized for foodie_engagement_tweet.py")
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"Failed to setup logging: {e}")
-        sys.exit(1)
+        logging.error(f"Failed to setup file logging to {LOG_FILE}: {e}. Falling back to console-only logging.")
 
 def acquire_lock():
     """Acquire a lock to prevent concurrent runs."""