linux 'logger' command in python

logger.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                      
"""                                                                                                                                                                                                   
does the same as linux 'logger' command (on a basic level)                                                                                                                                                              
writes msg to rsyslog from current user                                                                                                                                                               
linux 'logger' command protocol can bee eavesdropped with:                                                                                                                                            
   $ (strace -v -s 512 logger msg from native logger) &> strace_log                                                                                                                                   
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import sys                                                                                                                                                                                            
import socket                                                                                                                                                                                         
import getpass                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                      
SYSLOG_SOCKET = '/dev/log'                                                                                                                                                                            
USER = getpass.getuser()                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                      
if len(sys.argv) == 1:                                                                                                                                                                                
    print('usage: log.py [message to log]')                                                                                                                                                           
    sys.exit()                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                      
client = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)                                                                                                                                             
client.connect(SYSLOG_SOCKET)                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                      
msg = "<13>" + USER + ": " + " ".join(sys.argv[1:])                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                      
client.send(msg.encode())                                                                                                                                                                             
client.close()