old_contents: # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
  
  """ console_utils.py: various tools for printing into console """
  
  def cli_print(message, verbosity, threshold):
      """Helper function to print console output
  
      Parameters
      ----------
      message : str
          the message to be printed into the console
      verbosity : int
          verbosity setting of the user
      threshold : int
          threshold for printing
  
      """
      if verbosity >= threshold:
          print(message)
      else:
          pass
  
  def end_report(cost, pos, verbosity):
      """Helper function to print a simple report at the end of the
      run. This always has a threshold of 1.
  
      Parameters
      ----------
      cost : float
          final cost from the optimization procedure.
      pos : numpy.ndarray or list
          best position found
      verbosity : int
          verbosity setting of the user.
      """
      
      # Cuts the length of the best position if it's too long
      if len(list(pos)) > 3:
          out = ('[ ' + 3 * '{:3f} ' + '...]').format(*list(pos))
      else:
          out = list(pos)
  
      template = ('================================\n'
                  'Optimization finished!\n'
                  'Final cost: {:06.4f}\n'
                  'Best value: {}\n').format(cost, out)
      if verbosity >= 1:
          print(template)
new_contents: # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
  
  """ console_utils.py: various tools for printing into console """
  
  # Import from __future__
  from __future__ import with_statement
  from __future__ import absolute_import
  from __future__ import print_function
  
  # Import modules
  import logging
  
  def cli_print(message, verbosity, threshold, logger):
      """Helper function to print console output
  
      Parameters
      ----------
      message : str
          the message to be printed into the console
      verbosity : int
          verbosity setting of the user
      threshold : int
          threshold for printing
      logger : logging.getLogger
          logger instance
  
      """
      if verbosity >= threshold:
          logger.info(message)
      else:
          pass
  
  def end_report(cost, pos, verbosity, logger):
      """Helper function to print a simple report at the end of the
      run. This always has a threshold of 1.
  
      Parameters
      ----------
      cost : float
          final cost from the optimization procedure.
      pos : numpy.ndarray or list
          best position found
      verbosity : int
          verbosity setting of the user.
      logger : logging.getLogger
          logger instance
      """
      
      # Cuts the length of the best position if it's too long
      if len(list(pos)) > 3:
          out = ('[ ' + 3 * '{:3f} ' + '...]').format(*list(pos))
      else:
          out = list(pos)
  
      template = ('================================\n'
                  'Optimization finished!\n'
                  'Final cost: {:06.4f}\n'
                  'Best value: {}\n').format(cost, out)
      if verbosity >= 1:
          logger.info(template)
subject: Add support for logging module