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+version: 1
+disable_existing_loggers: False
+
+formatters:
+  detailed:
+    format: "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s"
+
+handlers:
+  console:
+    class: logging.StreamHandler
+    level: DEBUG
+    formatter: detailed
+    stream: ext://sys.stdout
+
+  app_file:
+    class: logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler
+    level: DEBUG
+    formatter: detailed
+    filename: app.log
+    maxBytes: 1440000 #not to overflow a diskette
+    backupCount: 10
+    encoding: utf8
+
+  error_file:
+    class: logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler
+    level: ERROR
+    formatter: detailed
+    filename: errors.log
+    maxBytes: 1440000
+    backupCount: 5
+    encoding: utf8
+
+loggers:
+  aareDAQ:
+    level: DEBUG
+    handlers: [console, app_file, error_file]
+    propagate: yes
+  aareGUI:
+    level: DEBUG
+    handlers: [ console, app_file, error_file ]
+    propagate: yes
+
+root:
+  level: DEBUG
+  handlers: [console]
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