stdlib_logging.py

import os, platform, logging

if platform.platform().startswith('Windows'):
	logging_file = os.path.join(os.getenv('HOMEDRIVE'), os.getenv('HOMEPATH'), 'test.log')
else:
	logging_file = os.path.join(os.getenv('HOME'),'test.log')

print "Logging to", logging_file

logging.basicConfig(
	level=logging.DEBUG,
	format='%(asctime)s : %(levelname)s : %(message)s',
	filename = logging_file,
	filemode = 'w',
)

logging.debug("Start of the program")
logging.info("Doing something")
logging.warning("Dying now")