old_contents: import datetime
  import sys
  import pdb
  
  
  from directory import directory
  
  
  if False:
      pdb.set_trace()  # avoid warning message from pyflakes
  
  
  class Logger(object):
      # from stack overflow: how do i duplicat sys stdout to a log file in python
  
      def __init__(self, logfile_path=None, logfile_mode='w', base_name=None):
          def path(s):
              return directory('log') + s + datetime.datetime.now().isoformat('T') + '.log'
          self.terminal = sys.stdout
          pdb.set_trace()
          clean_path = logfile_path.replace(':', '-') if base_name is None else path(base_name)
          self.log = open(clean_path, logfile_mode)
  
      def write(self, message):
          self.terminal.write(message)
          self.log.write(message)
  
      def flush():
          pass
  
  if False:
      # usage example
      sys.stdout = Logger('path/to/log/file')
      # now print statements write on both stdout and the log file
  
new_contents: import datetime
  import sys
  import pdb
  
  
  from directory import directory
  
  
  if False:
      pdb.set_trace()  # avoid warning message from pyflakes
  
  
  class Logger(object):
      # from stack overflow: how do i duplicat sys stdout to a log file in python
  
      def __init__(self, logfile_path=None, logfile_mode='w', base_name=None):
          def path(s):
              return directory('log') + s + datetime.datetime.now().isoformat('T') + '.log'
          self.terminal = sys.stdout
          clean_path = logfile_path.replace(':', '-') if base_name is None else path(base_name)
          self.log = open(clean_path, logfile_mode)
  
      def write(self, message):
          self.terminal.write(message)
          self.log.write(message)
  
      def flush():
          pass
  
  if False:
      # usage example
      sys.stdout = Logger('path/to/log/file')
      # now print statements write on both stdout and the log file
  
subject: remove trace