diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7e464c9..6e8fed1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ test_swig_opencv.py
 test_swig_opencv_wrap.cxx
 anki-sin-cos-table.txt
 json_memoize*.json
+*.log
diff --git a/logging-test.py b/logging-test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff3ad83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logging-test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import logging
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG, filename='logging-test.log')
+logging.info('this should go to the log file')