Another logging approach...

Drone/copter_client.py

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class CopterClient(client.Client):
 
     def start(self):
         logger.info("Init ROS node")
-        rospy.init_node('Swarm_client', anonymous=True)
+        rospy.init_node('Swarm_client', anonymous=True, log_level=rospy.DEBUG)
         if self.USE_LEDS:
             LedLib.init_led()
 

logging_lib.py

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import logging
+
+try:
+    import rospy
+except ImportError:
+    ros = False
+else:
+    ros = True
+
+
+class Logger:
+    def __init__(self, logger=logging.getLogger(), use_ros=False):
+        self.ros = True if use_ros and ros else False
+        self.logger = logger
+
+    def info(self, msg):
+        self.logger.info(msg)
+
+        if self.ros:
+            rospy.loginfo(msg)
+
+    def debug(self, msg):
+        self.logger.debug(msg)
+
+        if self.ros:
+            rospy.logdebug(msg)
+
+    def warning(self, msg):
+        self.logger.warning(msg)
+
+        if self.ros:
+            rospy.logwarn(msg)
+
+    def error(self, msg):
+        self.logger.error(msg)
+
+        if self.ros:
+            rospy.logerr(msg)
+
+    def critical(self, msg):
+        self.logger.critical(msg)
+
+        if self.ros:
+            rospy.logfatal(msg)

messaging_lib.py

@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     import selectors2 as selectors
 
+import logging_lib
+
 PendingRequest = collections.namedtuple("PendingRequest", ["value", "requested_value",  # "expires_on",
                                                            "callback", "callback_args", "callback_kwargs",
                                                            ])
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logger = logging_lib.Logger(_logger, True)
 
 
 class MessageManager: