'Construct the object'

def __init__(self, recordQueue):

    self.recordQueue = recordQueue
    self.logUrl = (_settings.logging_url % {'key': _settings.mms_key})
    self.pythonVersion = platform.python_version()
    try:
        self.hostname = platform.uname()[1]
    except:
        self.hostname = 'UNKNOWN'
    self.pymongoVersion = pymongo.version
    threading.Thread.__init__(self)
