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utils.py

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+import sys
+import logging
+from logging import Logger
+
+
+def get_logger(name: str) -> Logger:
+    """
+    Get a logger instance.
+    :param name: name of the logger
+    :return: logger instance
+    """
+    logger = logging.getLogger(name)
+    logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+    # create a file handler
+    file_handler = logging.FileHandler(f'{name}.log')
+    file_handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+    # create stdout handler
+    stdout_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
+    stdout_handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+    # create a logging format
+    formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
+    file_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+    stdout_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+
+    # add the handlers to the logger
+    logger.addHandler(file_handler)
+    logger.addHandler(stdout_handler)
+
+    return logger