rsyslog.conf

# rsyslog v5 configuration file

#### MODULES ####

$ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging (e.g. via logger command)
$ModLoad imklog   # provides kernel logging support (previously done by rklogd)
#$ModLoad immark  # provides --MARK-- message capability

# Provides UDP syslog reception
$ModLoad imudp
$UDPServerRun 514

# Provides TCP syslog reception
#$ModLoad imtcp
#$InputTCPServerRun 514


#### GLOBAL DIRECTIVES ####

# Use default timestamp format
$ActionFileDefaultTemplate RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat

# File syncing capability is disabled by default. This feature is usually not required,
# not useful and an extreme performance hit
#$ActionFileEnableSync on

# Include all config files in /etc/rsyslog.d/
$IncludeConfig /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf

#### RULES ####

# Log anything (except mail) of level info or higher.
# Don't log private authentication messages!
*.info;mail.none;authpriv.none;cron.none                /var/log/messages

user.*                                                  /var/log/your_log_file

# Everybody gets emergency messages
#*.emerg                                                 *

settings.py

LOGGING = {
    'version': 1,
    'disable_existing_loggers': True,
    'formatters': {
        'standard': {
            'format' : "[YOUR_APPLICATION_NAME] [%(asctime)s] %(levelname)s [%(name)s:%(lineno)s] %(message)s",
            'datefmt' : "%d/%b/%Y %H:%M:%S"
        },
    },
    'handlers': {
        'syslog': {
            'class': 'logging.handlers.SysLogHandler',
            'formatter': 'standard',
            'facility': 'user',
            # uncomment next line if rsyslog works with unix socket only (UDP reception disabled)
            #'address': '/dev/log'
        }
    },
    'loggers': {
        'logger_name': {
            'handlers': ['syslog'],
            'level': 'DEBUG',
        }
    }
}