sample_logging.py

import logging

# configuration of the default standard logger - log to a file
logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s %(message)s',
                    level=logging.DEBUG,
                    filename='logfile.log',
                    datefmt='%d.%m.%Y %H:%M:%S')

# we need an additional logger, that will log to the console
# use at main or program start
console = logging.StreamHandler()
console.setLevel(logging.INFO)
formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s %(message)s',
                              datefmt='%d.%m.%Y %H:%M:%S')
console.setFormatter(formatter)
logging.getLogger('').addHandler(console)

# some examples, use somewhere in the code
logging.info('info-logging-message')
logging.debug('debug-logging-message)