# HG changeset patch
# Parent bbc929bc2224e0329167978a96110b4ec019afa9

diff --git a/Lib/logging/__init__.py b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
--- a/Lib/logging/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
@@ -1194,6 +1194,8 @@
         Initialize the logger with a name and an optional level.
         """
         Filterer.__init__(self)
+        if name and not isinstance(name, str):
+            raise TypeError("invalid name: %r" % name)
         self.name = name
         self.level = _checkLevel(level)
         self.parent = None
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_logging.py b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_logging.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
@@ -3512,6 +3512,19 @@
         self.addCleanup(setattr, self.logger.manager, 'disable', old_disable)
         self.assertFalse(self.logger.isEnabledFor(22))
 
+    def test_invalid_names(self):
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, logging.Logger, any)
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, logging.Logger, {0})
+
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, logging.getLogger, all)
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, logging.getLogger, ('foo',))
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, logging.getLogger, b'foo')
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, logging.getLogger, True)
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, logging.getLogger, 1)
+
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, logging.getLogger, {0})
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, logging.getLogger, bytearray(b'foo'))
+
 
 class BaseFileTest(BaseTest):
     "Base class for handler tests that write log files"