def setup_logging(config_file):
    """Setup logging based on a config_file."""

    import logging

    # monkey patch the logging.config.SMTPHandler if necessary
    import sys
    if sys.version_info[0] == 2 and sys.version_info[1] == 5:
        import AnkiServer.logpatch

    # load the config file
    import logging.config
    logging.config.fileConfig(config_file)