log_settings.py

import logging
import logging.handlers

from django.conf import settings


# Loggers created under the "z" namespace, e.g. "z.caching", will inherit the
# configuration from the base z logger.
log = logging.getLogger('d')

fmt = '%(asctime)s %(name)s:%(levelname)s %(message)s :%(pathname)s:%(lineno)s'
fmt = getattr(settings, 'LOG_FORMAT', fmt)
level = settings.LOG_LEVEL

if settings.DEBUG:
    handler = logging.StreamHandler()
    formatter = logging.Formatter(fmt, datefmt='%H:%M:%S')
else:
    SysLogger = logging.handlers.SysLogHandler
    handler = SysLogger(facility=SysLogger.LOG_LOCAL7)
    formatter = logging.Formatter(fmt)

log.setLevel(level)
handler.setLevel(level)
handler.setFormatter(formatter)
log.addHandler(handler)