code: def log(self, name, value, valueType=None, stamp=None):
      
      if type(value) == float:
        form = "%s%s %2.2f %d\n"
      else:
        form = "%s%s %s %d\n"
  
      if valueType is not None and len(valueType) > 0 and valueType[0] != '.':
        valueType = '.' + valueType
  
      if not stamp:
        stamp = time.time()
  
      self._sendMsg(form % (self._sanitizeName(name), valueType or '', value, stamp))
docs: Log a named numeric value. The value type may be 'value',
      'count', or None.