#!/usr/bin/python
## ^^^ python 2.7 ~~~


import os
import sys
import logging

from logging.handlers import SysLogHandler

if __name__ == "__main__":

    logger = logging.getLogger('test_test_test')
    logger.setLevel( logging.DEBUG )

    handler = SysLogHandler( address='/dev/log' )

    # create a formatter
    syslog_fmt = logging.Formatter( fmt = '<%(name)s>[%(levelname)s]: %(message)s' )

    handler.setFormatter( syslog_fmt )
    logger.addHandler( handler )     

    logger.info( 'logging was configured for process <%s>', os.getpid() )