python loggin colors

# CREDIT: https://stackoverflow.com/a/2893833/772175

# If you wish to print to both the terminal and to a log file, then I'd suggest using the logging module. You can even define a custom formatter, so logging to the file can purge the terminal codes:

import optparse
import logging

def error(string):
    return '\033[31;1m' + string + '\033[0m'

def standout(string):
    return '\033[34;1m' + string + '\033[0m'

def plain(string):
    return string.replace('\033[34;1m','').replace('\033[31;1m','').replace('\033[0m','')

if __name__=='__main__':
    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG,
                        format='%(message)s',
                        filemode='w')
    logger=logging.getLogger(__name__)    
    def parse_options():    
        usage = 'usage: %prog [Options]'
        parser = optparse.OptionParser()
        parser.add_option('-l', '--logfile', dest='logfile', 
                          help='use log file')
        opt,args = parser.parse_args()
        return opt,args
    opt,args=parse_options()
    if opt.logfile:
        class MyFormatter(logging.Formatter):
            def format(self,record):
                return plain(record.msg)
        fh = logging.FileHandler(opt.logfile)
        fh.setLevel(logging.INFO)
        formatter = MyFormatter('%(message)s')
        fh.setFormatter(formatter)
        logging.getLogger('').addHandler(fh)

    logger.info(error('There was a problem with the program'))
    logger.info("This is normal " + standout("and this stands out"))


# test.py prints only to the terminal.
# test.py -l test.out prints to both the terminal and to the file test.out.
# In all cases, the text to the terminal has color codes, while the logging has none.