Python Logger Sample

logger.py

#! /usr/bin/env python

def init_logger(filename='out.log'):
	# Setup the  logger
	logger = logging.getLogger()
	logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
	formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
	fh = logging.FileHandler(filename)
	fh.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
	fh.setFormatter(formatter)
	logger.addHandler(fh)
	ch = logging.StreamHandler()
	ch.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
	ch.setFormatter(formatter)
	logger.addHandler(ch)	
	return logger

logger = init_logger('logfile.log')
logger.debug('This is a debug message')
logger.info('This is an info message')
logger.warning('This is a warning message')
logger.error('This is an error message')