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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+
+from weighted_string import Weighted_string
+
+debug = Weighted_string(0, 'debug')
+info = Weighted_string(1, 'info')
+notice = Weighted_string(2, 'notice')
+warning = Weighted_string(3, 'warning')
+error = Weighted_string(4, 'error')
+nothing = Weighted_string(5, 'nothing')
+levels = ['debug', 'info', 'notice', 'warning', 'error', 'nothing']
+
+def get(level):
+	if isinstance(level, int):
+		return globals()[levels[level]]
+	elif isinstance(level, basestring):
+		try:
+			return globals()[str(level)]
+		except KeyError:
+			raise ValueError, 'say_level must be one of these values: '+', '.join(levels)
+	else:
+		raise TypeError, 'say_level must be either an int or a string'