diff --git a/tools/python/jwutils/log.py b/tools/python/jwutils/log.py
index fecd299..35b3a9c 100644
--- a/tools/python/jwutils/log.py
+++ b/tools/python/jwutils/log.py
@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ try:
 except NameError:
     basestring = str
 
-EMERG = syslog.LOG_EMERG
-ALERT = syslog.LOG_ALERT
-CRIT = syslog.LOG_CRIT
-ERR = syslog.LOG_ERR
-WARNING = syslog.LOG_WARNING
-NOTICE = syslog.LOG_NOTICE
-INFO = syslog.LOG_INFO
-DEBUG = syslog.LOG_DEBUG
-DEVEL = syslog.LOG_DEBUG + 1
-OFF = DEVEL + 1
+EMERG                = syslog.LOG_EMERG
+ALERT                = syslog.LOG_ALERT
+CRIT                 = syslog.LOG_CRIT
+ERR                  = syslog.LOG_ERR
+WARNING              = syslog.LOG_WARNING
+NOTICE               = syslog.LOG_NOTICE
+INFO                 = syslog.LOG_INFO
+DEBUG                = syslog.LOG_DEBUG
+DEVEL                = syslog.LOG_DEBUG + 1
+OFF                  = DEVEL + 1
 
-level = NOTICE
+_level               = NOTICE
 
 CONSOLE_FONT_BOLD    = '\033[1m'
 CONSOLE_FONT_RED     = '\033[31m'
@@ -37,37 +37,37 @@ CONSOLE_FONT_WHITE   = '\033[37m'
 CONSOLE_FONT_BLINK   = '\033[5m'
 CONSOLE_FONT_OFF     = '\033[m'
 
-f_position   = 'position'
-f_stderr     = 'stderr'
-f_stdout     = 'stdout'
-f_prio       = 'prio'
-f_color      = 'color'
-f_default = [ f_position, f_stderr, f_prio, f_color ]
+f_position           = 'position'
+f_stderr             = 'stderr'
+f_stdout             = 'stdout'
+f_prio               = 'prio'
+f_color              = 'color'
+f_default            = [ f_position, f_stderr, f_prio, f_color ]
 
-flags = set(f_default)
+_flags               = set(f_default)
 
-short_prio_str = {
-    EMERG   : '<Y>',
-    ALERT   : '<A>',
-    CRIT    : '<C>',
-    ERR     : '<E>',
-    WARNING : '<W>',
-    NOTICE  : '<N>',
-    INFO    : '<I>',
-    DEBUG   : '<D>',
-    DEVEL   : '<V>',
+_short_prio_str      = {
+    EMERG            : '<Y>',
+    ALERT            : '<A>',
+    CRIT             : '<C>',
+    ERR              : '<E>',
+    WARNING          : '<W>',
+    NOTICE           : '<N>',
+    INFO             : '<I>',
+    DEBUG            : '<D>',
+    DEVEL            : '<V>',
 }
 
-prio_colors = {
-    DEVEL   : [ "", "" ],
-    DEBUG   : [ "", "" ],
-    INFO    : [ CONSOLE_FONT_BLUE, CONSOLE_FONT_OFF ],
-    NOTICE  : [ CONSOLE_FONT_GREEN, CONSOLE_FONT_OFF ],
-    WARNING : [ CONSOLE_FONT_YELLOW, CONSOLE_FONT_OFF ],
-    ERR     : [ CONSOLE_FONT_BOLD + CONSOLE_FONT_RED, CONSOLE_FONT_OFF ],
-    CRIT    : [ CONSOLE_FONT_BOLD + CONSOLE_FONT_MAGENTA, CONSOLE_FONT_OFF ],
-    ALERT   : [ CONSOLE_FONT_BOLD + CONSOLE_FONT_MAGENTA, CONSOLE_FONT_OFF ],
-    EMERG   : [ CONSOLE_FONT_BOLD + CONSOLE_FONT_MAGENTA, CONSOLE_FONT_OFF ],
+_prio_colors         = {
+    DEVEL            : [ "", "" ],
+    DEBUG            : [ "", "" ],
+    INFO             : [ CONSOLE_FONT_BLUE, CONSOLE_FONT_OFF ],
+    NOTICE           : [ CONSOLE_FONT_GREEN, CONSOLE_FONT_OFF ],
+    WARNING          : [ CONSOLE_FONT_YELLOW, CONSOLE_FONT_OFF ],
+    ERR              : [ CONSOLE_FONT_BOLD + CONSOLE_FONT_RED, CONSOLE_FONT_OFF ],
+    CRIT             : [ CONSOLE_FONT_BOLD + CONSOLE_FONT_MAGENTA, CONSOLE_FONT_OFF ],
+    ALERT            : [ CONSOLE_FONT_BOLD + CONSOLE_FONT_MAGENTA, CONSOLE_FONT_OFF ],
+    EMERG            : [ CONSOLE_FONT_BOLD + CONSOLE_FONT_MAGENTA, CONSOLE_FONT_OFF ],
 }
 
 def get_caller_pos(up = 1):
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def get_caller_pos(up = 1):
 
 def slog(prio, *args, **kwargs): # export
 
-    if prio > level:
+    if prio > _level:
         return
 
     msg = ''
@@ -85,18 +85,18 @@ def slog(prio, *args, **kwargs): # export
     color_off = ''
     file = sys.stderr
 
-    if f_prio in flags:
-        msg += short_prio_str[prio] + ' '
+    if f_prio in _flags:
+        msg += _short_prio_str[prio] + ' '
 
-    if f_position in flags:
+    if f_position in _flags:
         if 'caller' in kwargs:
             name, line = kwargs['caller']
         else:
             name, line = get_caller_pos(1)
         msg += misc.pad(name, 20) + '[' + misc.pad(str(line), 4, True) + ']'
 
-    if f_color in flags:
-        color_on, color_off = prio_colors[prio]
+    if f_color in _flags:
+        color_on, color_off = _prio_colors[prio]
 
     if len(args):
         margs = ''
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ def slog(prio, *args, **kwargs): # export
             margs += ' ' + str(a)
         msg += color_on + margs + color_off
 
-    if f_stdout in flags:
+    if f_stdout in _flags:
         file = sys.stdout
 
-    if f_stderr in flags:
+    if f_stderr in _flags:
         file = sys.stderr
 
     if len(msg):
@@ -120,41 +120,44 @@ def parse_log_prio_str(prio): # export
             raise Exeption("Invalid log priority ", prio)
     except ValueError:
         map_prio_str_to_val = {
-            "EMERG" : EMERG,
-            "emerg" : EMERG,
-            "ALERT" : ALERT,
-            "alert" : ALERT,
-            "CRIT" : CRIT,
-            "crit" : CRIT,
-            "ERR" : ERR,
-            "err" : ERR,
-            "WARNING" : WARNING,
-            "warning" : WARNING,
-            "NOTICE" : NOTICE,
-            "notice" : NOTICE,
-            "INFO" : INFO,
-            "info" : INFO,
-            "DEBUG" : DEBUG,
-            "debug" : DEBUG,
-            "DEVEL" : DEVEL,
-            "devel" : DEVEL,
-            "OFF" : OFF,
-            "off" : OFF,
+            "EMERG"     : EMERG,
+            "emerg"     : EMERG,
+            "ALERT"     : ALERT,
+            "alert"     : ALERT,
+            "CRIT"      : CRIT,
+            "crit"      : CRIT,
+            "ERR"       : ERR,
+            "err"       : ERR,
+            "WARNING"   : WARNING,
+            "warning"   : WARNING,
+            "NOTICE"    : NOTICE,
+            "notice"    : NOTICE,
+            "INFO"      : INFO,
+            "info"      : INFO,
+            "DEBUG"     : DEBUG,
+            "debug"     : DEBUG,
+            "DEVEL"     : DEVEL,
+            "devel"     : DEVEL,
+            "OFF"       : OFF,
+            "off"       : OFF,
         }
         if prio in map_prio_str_to_val:
             return map_prio_str_to_val[prio]
     raise Exception("Unknown priority string \"", prio, "\"")
 
+def prio_colors(prio): # export
+    return _prio_colors(prio)
+
 def set_level(level_): # export
-    global level
+    global _level
     if isinstance(level_, basestring):
-        level = parse_log_prio_str(level_)
+        _level = parse_log_prio_str(level_)
         return
-    level = level_
+    _level = level_
 
 def set_flags(flags_): # export
-    global flags
-    flags = set(flags_.split(','))
+    global _flags
+    _flags = set(flags_.split(','))
 
     #syslog
     #console
@@ -170,4 +173,3 @@ def set_flags(flags_): # export
     #date
     #pid
     #highlight_first_error
-