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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def colorlogs(format="short"):
 """Append a rainbow logging handler and a formatter to the root logger"""

    try:
        from rainbow_logging_handler import RainbowLoggingHandler
        import sys
        # setup `RainbowLoggingHandler`
        logger = logging.root
        # same as default
        if format == "short":
            fmt = "%(message)s "
        else:
            fmt = "[%(asctime)s] %(name)s %(funcName)s():%(lineno)d\t%(message)s [%(levelname)s]"
        formatter = logging.Formatter(fmt)
        handler = RainbowLoggingHandler(sys.stderr,
                                        color_funcName=('black', 'gray', True))
        handler.setFormatter(formatter)
        logger.addHandler(handler)
    except ImportError:
        # rainbow logger not found, that's ok
        pass