def _init_log(level=logging.DEBUG):
    """Initialise the logging object.
    Args:
        level (int): Logging level.
    Returns:
        Logger: Python logging object.
    """
    log = logging.getLogger(__file__)
    log.setLevel(level)
    handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
    handler.setLevel(level)
    formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s: %(message)s',
                                  '%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S')
    handler.setFormatter(formatter)
    log.addHandler(handler)
    return log
Initialise the logging object.
    Args:
        level (int): Logging level.
    Returns:
        Logger: Python logging object.