logutil.py

"""Logging facilities"""

import logging


def setup_logger(name, log_file, level=logging.INFO):
    """Setup a logger using python logging module"""
    formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s')

    handler = logging.FileHandler(log_file)
    handler.setFormatter(formatter)

    logger = logging.getLogger(name)
    logger.setLevel(level)
    if not logger.handlers:
        logger.addHandler(handler)

    return logger