python_logging.py

# https://docs.python.org/2/howto/logging-cookbook.html#logging-to-multiple-destinations
if not None:
    # set up logging to screen and file
    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='%(asctime)s %(message)s', filename='log.log')
    # define a Handler which writes INFO messages or higher to the sys.stderr
    console = logging.StreamHandler()
    console.setLevel(logging.INFO)
    # set a format which is simpler for console use
    formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s %(message)s')
    # tell the handler to use this format
    console.setFormatter(formatter)
    # add the handler to the root logger
    logging.getLogger('').addHandler(console)
else:
    # set up logging to screen only
    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='%(asctime)s %(message)s')

logging.info("Starting test sequence.")