Mr. Rigden's Python Logging Boilerplate: Now with Color

gistfile1.txt

import logging
import coloredlogs

LOG_FORMAT = '%(asctime)s  %(levelname)-8s  %(message)s'
LOG_DATE = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
LOG_STYLE = dict(
    debug=dict(color='cyan', bold=True),
    info=dict(color='green', bold=True),
    verbose=dict(color='white'),
    warning=dict(color='yellow', bold=True),
    error=dict(color='red', bold=True),
    critical=dict(color='magenta', bold=True))

logger = logging.getLogger('logging_template')
logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
formatter = logging.Formatter(LOG_FORMAT, LOG_DATE)

fileHander = logging.FileHandler('log.log')
fileHander.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
fileHander.setFormatter(formatter)
logger.addHandler(fileHander)

coloredlogs.install(level='DEBUG', fmt=LOG_FORMAT, datefmt=LOG_DATE, level_styles=LOG_STYLE)

# Some examples.
logger.debug("this is a debugging message")
logger.info("this is an informational message")
logger.warn("this is a warning message")
logger.error("this is an error message")
logger.critical("this is a critical message")