<SYSTEM_TASK:>
Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
<END_TASK>
<USER_TASK:>
Description:
 def initialize_logger():
 """Initialize steppy logger. This logger is used throughout the steppy library to report computation progress. Example: Simple use of steppy logger: .. code-block:: python initialize_logger() logger = get_logger() logger.info('My message inside pipeline') result looks like this: .. code:: Returns: logging.Logger: logger object formatted in the steppy style """

    logger = logging.getLogger('steppy')
    logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
    message_format = logging.Formatter(fmt='%(asctime)s %(name)s >>> %(message)s',
                                       datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')

    # console handler
    console_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
    console_handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
    console_handler.setFormatter(fmt=message_format)

    # add the handlers to the logger
    logger.addHandler(console_handler)

    return logger