Python Network Automation: Enable Logging for Cisco CLI Command Parser and store output in Log File

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𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀:
𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗨𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲:

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁: 𝗣𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀(𝟭𝟮𝟬+ 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀)

☸𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗚𝗶𝘁𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀:

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁: 𝗖𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼 𝗡𝗫𝗔𝗣𝗜-𝗖𝗟𝗜 𝗣𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘂𝘀 𝟵𝗸 :𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗷𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗫𝗠𝗟 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁: 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗘𝘅:𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹(𝟭𝟱+ 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀)

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script
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import paramiko
import time
import re
import os
import sys
import socket
import schedule

# 01 import logging

# 02 Define Logger

# 03 Set minimum logging level for logger

# 04 Create Handlers
fromaddr=EMAIL_ID,
subject="Log Alert",
credentials=(EMAIL_ID, EMAIL_PASSWORD),
secure=())

# 05 Create specific log level for Handlers

# 06 Create formatter
formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(process)d- %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
# 07 Add Handlers