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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# python std lib
+import logging
+import logging.config
+
+log = logging.getLogger()
+
+
+# Set the root logger to be silent so all code that uses the python logger
+# will not print anything unless we want it to, then it should be specified
+# in each test and reseted after that test
+def _set_log_lv(level=1337, loggers=None):
+    """ If no level is set then level will be so high all logging is silenced
+    """
+    if loggers is None:
+        # If no additional loggers is specified then only apply to root logger
+        log.setLevel(level)
+        for handler in log.handlers:
+            handler.level = level
+    else:
+        # If we have other logging instances specified apply to root logger and them
+        if log not in loggers:
+            loggers.append(log)
+
+        for log_instance in loggers:
+            log_instance.setLevel(level)
+            for handler in log_instance.handlers:
+                handler.level = level
+
+
+# Initially silence all logging
+_set_log_lv()