#! /usr/bin/env python2.7
import logging, sys, traceback as tb

logger = logging.getLogger()
logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
logger.addHandler(logging.FileHandler("test.log"))

print "outside of exception handler: logger = %s" % logger

def handleException(excType, excValue, traceback):
	#global logger	# this function doesn't work regardless of whether I include this line
	tb.print_exception(excType, excValue, traceback)
	print "inside exception handler: logger = %s" % logger
	logger.error("Uncaught exception", exc_info=(excType, excValue, traceback))

sys.excepthook = handleException

#logger.debug("starting")
#asdf	# create an exception
raise Exception