Log to syslog in python

gistfile1.py

import logging
from logging.handlers import SysLogHandler

logger = logging.getLogger()
logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
syslog = SysLogHandler(address='/dev/log', facility='user')
formatter = logging.Formatter('%(name)s: %(levelname)s %(module)s %(message)r')
syslog.setFormatter(formatter)
logger.addHandler(syslog)