log to syslog

gistfile1.py

import logging
from logging.handlers import SysLogHandler
import sys

def custom_logger(name):
    logger = logging.getLogger(name)

    if sys.platform == 'darwin':
        addr = '/var/run/syslog'
    else:
        addr = '/dev/log'
    handler = SysLogHandler(address=addr)

    formatter = logging.Formatter('%(levelname)s %(name)s: %(message)s')
    handler.setFormatter(formatter)

    logger.addHandler(handler)

    return logger


## usage in another module:
logger = custom_logger(__name__)