Set debug level explicitly when parsing options

src/benchcab/main.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 from benchcab.benchcab import Benchcab
 from benchcab.cli import generate_parser
-from benchcab.utils import get_logger
+from benchcab.utils import get_logger, set_log_level
 
 
 def parse_and_dispatch(parser):
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ def parse_and_dispatch(parser):
     _ = args.pop("verbose")
 
     # We just need to instantiate this with the desired level
-    get_logger(level=log_level)
+    logger = get_logger()
+    set_log_level(logger, log_level)
 
     func = args.pop("func")
     func(**args)

src/benchcab/utils/__init__.py

@@ -143,3 +143,17 @@ def get_logger(name="benchcab", level="debug"):
     logger.addHandler(handler)
 
     return logger
+
+
+def set_log_level(logger, level):
+    """Set the log level for a logger.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    logger: logging.Logger
+        A logger instance.
+    level : str, optional
+        Level, by default 'debug'.
+
+    """
+    logger.setLevel(getattr(logging, level.upper()))