args_logging.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import argparse
import logging

from sys import stdout

logging.basicConfig(stream=stdout,
                    level=logging.ERROR,
                    format='%(asctime)s\t%(process)d\t%(levelname)s\t%(message)s')

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument('--backend', metavar='B', type=str, nargs=1,  help='Help string 1')
    parser.add_argument('--type', metavar='T', type=str, nargs=1,  help='Help string 2')
    parser.add_argument('--sockets', metavar='S', type=str, nargs='+',  help='Help string 3')
    parser.add_argument('--verbose', help='makes it chatty', action="store_true")

    args = parser.parse_args()
    if args.verbose:
        logger.setLevel(level=logging.DEBUG)
    logger.debug(args)