def METHOD_NAME():
    """
    Returns the Python logging level of the root logger's StreamHandler, i.e. console output.
    This is the same as the `logging.console_level` option in ASPIRE's configuration file unless
    the console logging level has been changed dynamically during a session. (e.g. by a CLI option)
    :return: The current console logging level name as a string. One of "DEBUG". "INFO", "WARNING",
    "ERROR", "CRITICAL".
    """
    # handler list is ordered according to logging.conf
    stream_handler = logging.getLogger().handlers[0]
    return logging.getLevelName(stream_handler.level)