A simple debug stdout logger for python2 and 3

default_logger.py

import logging

def setup_logging(name=__name__, level=logging.DEBUG, formatter=logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s %(levelname)s : %(message)s - (%(module)s, line %(lineno)s)')):
    """
    Setups a logger with a `StreamHandler` that prints to  `stdout` with `debug` logging
    level and the following formatter

    %(asctime)s %(levelname)s : %(message)s - (%(module)s, line %(lineno)s')

    @return logger: The previously formatted logger
    @rtype: logging.Logger
    """
    # First the logger
    logger = logging.getLogger(name)
    logger.setLevel(level)

    # Then the handler
    stdout_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
    stdout_handler.setLevel(level)
    stdout_handler.setFormatter(formatter)

    # We add the handler to the logger
    logger.addHandler(stdout_handler)

    return logger