How to use the colorlog.logging function in colorlog

def set_level(self):
        # Set the level of the logging system
        pref = self.preferences_dialog.ui
        level = pref.preferences_options_general_logging_value.currentText()
        level =  getattr(colorlog.logging.logging, level)
        colorlog.getLogger().setLevel(level)

def basicConfig(**kwargs):
    """Call ``logging.basicConfig`` and override the formatter it creates."""
    logging.basicConfig(**kwargs)
    logging._acquireLock()
    try:
        stream = logging.root.handlers[0]
        stream.setFormatter(
            ColoredFormatter(
                fmt=kwargs.get('format', BASIC_FORMAT),
                datefmt=kwargs.get('datefmt', None)))
    finally:
        logging._releaseLock()

def basicConfig(**kwargs):
    """Call ``logging.basicConfig`` and override the formatter it creates."""
    logging.basicConfig(**kwargs)
    logging._acquireLock()
    try:
        stream = logging.root.handlers[0]
        stream.setFormatter(
            ColoredFormatter(
                fmt=kwargs.get('format', BASIC_FORMAT),
                datefmt=kwargs.get('datefmt', None)))
    finally:
        logging._releaseLock()