syslog with python

gistfile1.py

import logging
import logging.handlers

def get_logger(name=None, address='/dev/log', level=logging.DEBUG):
    my_logger = logging.getLogger(name)
    my_logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
    handler = logging.handlers.SysLogHandler(address = address)
    formatter = logging.Formatter('%(module)s[%(process)s]: %(levelname)s %(message)r')
    handler.setFormatter(formatter)
    my_logger.addHandler(handler)
    return my_logger