log_to_pt.py

import logging
import socket
from logging.handlers import SysLogHandler


class ContextFilter(logging.Filter):
  hostname = socket.gethostname()

  def filter(self, record):
    record.hostname = ContextFilter.hostname
    return True


logger = logging.getLogger()
logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)

f = ContextFilter()
logger.addFilter(f)

syslog = SysLogHandler(address=('<HOST>.papertrailapp.com', <PORT>), socktype=socket.SOCK_STREAM)
formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s %(hostname)s YOUR_APP: %(message)s\n', datefmt='%b %d %H:%M:%S')

syslog.setFormatter(formatter)
logger.addHandler(syslog)

logger.info("This is a message")