Integrates log4p

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BPO	428289
Nosy	@loewis, @freddrake

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I have read about log4j which is great for developers. Also notice that has been ported to python, log4p, log4p.sourceforge.net. I personally think this will be one of the great tools if it integrates into python core. At least more open source python developer will definitely want to use it, rather than they have to maintain their own log4p. Now python has a module that provides auto test framework, I deeply think the next thing should be logging.

Thanks Joe

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I hope this won't integrated into Python. Mirroring the Java package structure is not a good idea (from java.text import DateFormat???)

Instead, it seems that all the underlying support libraries are already there: you have the syslog module on Unix, and the win32evtlog on Windows. It might be that some universal wrapper is desirable - but log4p currently does not look like material for the Python core.

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It is not clear that additional logging facilities are needed, nor that a common implementation for logging really makes sense. Experience says a single implementation typically does not make sense, and different applications have widely varying requirements of a logging facility.