syslog_generator.py

import logging
import logging.handlers
import sys

if len(sys.argv) < 2:
    print "ERROR: usage: syslog_generator.py <NAME>"
    exit(1)

my_logger = logging.getLogger('MyLogger')
my_logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)

handler = logging.handlers.SysLogHandler(address=('localhost', 5140))

my_logger.addHandler(handler)

name = sys.argv[1]

for i in range (1,1000):
    my_logger.info('%s: message #%s' % (name, i))