diff --git a/pelican/log.py b/pelican/log.py
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+import logging
+
+gray = lambda(text) : '\033[1;30m' + str(text) + '\033[1;m'
+red = lambda(text) : '\033[1;31m' + str(text) + '\033[1;m'
+green = lambda(text) : '\033[1;32m' + str(text) + '\033[1;m'
+yellow = lambda(text) : '\033[1;33m' + str(text) + '\033[1;m'
+blue = lambda(text) : '\033[1;34m' + str(text) + '\033[1;m'
+magenta = lambda(text) : '\033[1;35m' + str(text) + '\033[1;m'
+cyan = lambda(text) : '\033[1;36m' + str(text) + '\033[1;m'
+white = lambda(text) : '\033[1;37m' + str(text) + '\033[1;m'
+crimson = lambda(text) : '\033[1;38m' + str(text) + '\033[1;m'
+bgred = lambda(text) : '\033[1;41m' + str(text) + '\033[1;m'
+bggreen = lambda(text) : '\033[1;42m' + str(text) + '\033[1;m'
+bgbrown = lambda(text) : '\033[1;43m' + str(text) + '\033[1;m'
+bgblue = lambda(text) : '\033[1;44m' + str(text) + '\033[1;m'
+bgmagenta = lambda(text) : '\033[1;45m' + str(text) + '\033[1;m'
+bgcyan = lambda(text) : '\033[1;46m' + str(text) + '\033[1;m'
+bggray = lambda(text) : '\033[1;47m' + str(text) + '\033[1;m'
+bgcrimson = lambda(text) : '\033[1;48m' + str(text) + '\033[1;m'
+
+
+class Formatter(logging.Formatter):
+
+    def format(self, record):
+        if record.levelname is 'INFO':
+            return record.msg
+        elif record.levelname is 'WARNING':
+            return yellow(record.levelname) + ': ' + record.msg
+        elif record.levelname is 'ERROR':
+            return red(record.levelname) + ': ' + record.msg
+        elif record.levelname is 'CRITICAL':
+            return bgred(record.levelname) + ': ' + record.msg
+
+def init(logger=logging.getLogger(), handler=logging.StreamHandler()):
+    fmt = Formatter()
+    handler.setFormatter(fmt)
+    logger.addHandler(handler)
+    logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+init()
+
+
+logging.info('info')
+logging.warning('warning')
+logging.error('error')
+logging.critical('critical')
+