diff --git a/code/setup_logging.py b/code/setup_logging.py
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+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+import logging
+import os
+
+def setup_logging():
+    fmt = '%(asctime)s | %(levelname)s | %(filename)s | %(funcName)s | %(message)s'
+    datefmt = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
+    if not 'LOGGER_LEVEL' in os.environ:
+        logger_level = 'info'
+    else:
+        logger_level = os.getenv('LOGGER_LEVEL')
+    level = getattr(logging, logger_level.upper())
+    logging.basicConfig(format=fmt, datefmt=datefmt, level=level)
+    logging.debug('finished')
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    load_dotenv('dev.env')
+    setup_logging()
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diff --git a/dev.env b/dev.env
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+LOGGER_LEVEL = debug
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