def log(msg, level=0):
    '''
    Logs a message to the console, with optional level paramater

    Args:
        - msg (str): message to send to console
        - level (int): log level; 0 for info, 1 for error (default = 0)
    '''

    red = '\033[91m'
    endc = '\033[0m'

    # configure the logging module
    cfg = {
        'version': 1,
        'disable_existing_loggers': False,
        'formatters': {
            'stdout': {
                'format': '[%(levelname)s]: %(asctime)s - %(message)s',
                'datefmt': '%x %X'
            },
            'stderr': {
                'format': red + '[%(levelname)s]: %(asctime)s - %(message)s' + endc,
                'datefmt': '%x %X'
            }
        },
        'handlers': {
            'stdout': {
                'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
                'level': 'DEBUG',
                'formatter': 'stdout'
            },
            'stderr': {
                'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
                'level': 'ERROR',
                'formatter': 'stderr'
            }
        },
        'loggers': {
            'info': {
                'handlers': ['stdout'],
                'level': 'INFO',
                'propagate': True
            },
            'error': {
                'handlers': ['stderr'],
                'level': 'ERROR',
                'propagate': False
            }
        }
    }

    dictConfig(cfg)

    lg = 'info' if level == 0 else 'error'
    lvl = 20 if level == 0 else 40

    logger = logging.getLogger(lg)
    logger.log(lvl, msg)
Logs a message to the console, with optional level paramater

    Args:
        - msg (str): message to send to console
        - level (int): log level; 0 for info, 1 for error (default = 0)