> Each time I write a new application, I need to remember how to set logging up. You mean, like this? import logging.config import yaml with open(log_c

> Each time I write a new application, I need to remember how to set logging up. You mean, like this? import logging.config import yaml with open(log_config_file) as f: logging.config.dictConfig(yaml.safe_load(f)) Because this is the correct way that allows the user to supply their own configuration that is not tied tightly to your little program.