email_exception.py

import logging
import logging.handlers

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)-10s %(message)s' )
smtp_handler = logging.handlers.SMTPHandler(mailhost=("localhost", 25),
                                            fromaddr="from@example.com", 
                                            toaddrs=["admin@example.com"],
                                            subject=u"stuff failed")
mail_logger = logging.getLogger("mail")
mail_logger.addHandler(smtp_handler)

try:
    raise Exception('test', 'exception')
except Exception as e:
    logging.warning("normal log")
    mail_logger.warning("exception!! " + str(e))