import logging
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
# create a file handler
handler = logging.FileHandler('hello.log')
handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
# create a logging format
formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
handler.setFormatter(formatter)
# add the handlers to the logger
logger.addHandler(handler)
logger.info('Hello baby')
http://victorlin.me/posts/2012/08/26/good-logging-practice-in-python