code: def configure_logger_for_colour(logger: logging.Logger,
                                  level: int = logging.INFO,
                                  remove_existing: bool = False,
                                  extranames: List[str] = None,
                                  with_process_id: bool = False,
                                  with_thread_id: bool = False) -> None:
      
      if remove_existing:
          logger.handlers = []  # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7484454
      handler = get_colour_handler(extranames,
                                   with_process_id=with_process_id,
                                   with_thread_id=with_thread_id)
      handler.setLevel(level)
      logger.addHandler(handler)
      logger.setLevel(level)
docs: Applies a preconfigured datetime/colour scheme to a logger.
  
      Should ONLY be called from the ``if __name__ == 'main'`` script;
      see https://docs.python.org/3.4/howto/logging.html#library-config.
  
      Args:
          logger: logger to modify
          level: log level to set
          remove_existing: remove existing handlers from logger first?
          extranames: additional names to append to the logger's name
          with_process_id: include the process ID in the logger's name?
          with_thread_id: include the thread ID in the logger's name?