Python simple logging snippet

python_logger_example.py

import logging


# Set logger with logfile (*.log) in same directory as current
# executing file.
logger = set_logger('{}.log'.format(os.path.abspath(__file__)))

# Write error event with traceback information:
try:
    1 / 0
except Exception as e:
    logger.error('Error - divide by zero!', exc_info=True)

def set_logger(log_file_path):
    """
    Method for set up logger
    (writing events to logfile)
    """
    logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
    handler = logging.FileHandler(log_file_path)
    formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
    handler.setFormatter(formatter)
    logger.addHandler(handler)
    logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
    return logger