def get_logger(name, level=0):
        """Setup a logging instance"""
        level = 0 if not isinstance(level, int) else level
        level = 0 if level < 0 else level
        level = 4 if level > 4 else level
        console = logging.StreamHandler()
        level = [logging.NOTSET, logging.ERROR, logging.WARN, logging.INFO,
                 logging.DEBUG][level]
        console.setLevel(level)
        formatter = logging.Formatter(LOGGING_FORMAT)
        console.setFormatter(formatter)
        logging.getLogger('').addHandler(console)
        return logging.getLogger(name)