gistfile1.py

class ClassBase:
    def __init__(self, log_name, client = True):
        try:
            self.conf
        except:
            self.conf = Config()
        
        try:
            self.log
        except:
            format = logging.Formatter("[%(asctime)s] - %(levelname)s in %(name)s: %(message)s")
            
            if client:
                flog = logging.FileHandler(filename="logs/client.log")
            else:
                flog = logging.FileHandler(filename="logs/updater.log")
            
            flog.setFormatter(format)
            self.log = logging.getLogger(log_name)
            self.log.addHandler(flog)
            
            # First we see if the user specifies a log level.  If not, we set it to error logs.
            try:
                conf_level = str(self.conf['system']['log_level']).lower()
                    
                LEVELS = { "debug" : logging.DEBUG, "info" : logging.INFO, "warning" : logging.WARNING, "error" : logging.ERROR, "critical" : logging.CRITICAL}
                self.log.setLevel(LEVELS[conf_level])
            except:
                self.log.setLevel(logging.ERROR)

class ShitBalls(ClassBase):
    def __init__(self):
        ClassBase.__init__(self, "shitballs")