diff --git a/Lib/logging/config.py b/Lib/logging/config.py
index 99403d2..0dbcd8f 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/config.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/config.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2001-2007 by Vinay Sajip. All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright 2001-2010 by Vinay Sajip. All Rights Reserved.
 #
 # Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
 # documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@
 is based on PEP 282 and comments thereto in comp.lang.python, and influenced
 by Apache's log4j system.
 
-Copyright (C) 2001-2009 Vinay Sajip. All Rights Reserved.
+Copyright (C) 2001-2010 Vinay Sajip. All Rights Reserved.
 
 To use, simply 'import logging' and log away!
 """
 
-import sys, logging, logging.handlers, socket, struct, os, traceback
+import sys, logging, logging.handlers, socket, struct, os, traceback, re
+import types, cStringIO
 
 try:
     import thread
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
     """
     import ConfigParser
 
+    print >> open('/tmp/tmp.txt', 'w'), fname.getvalue()
     cp = ConfigParser.ConfigParser(defaults)
     if hasattr(cp, 'readfp') and hasattr(fname, 'readline'):
         cp.readfp(fname)
@@ -264,6 +266,496 @@
             logger.disabled = 1
 
 
+
+IDENTIFIER = re.compile('^[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*$', re.I)
+
+
+def valid_ident(s):
+    m = IDENTIFIER.match(s)
+    if not m:
+        raise ValueError('Not a valid Python identifier: %r' % s)
+    return True
+
+
+# The ConvertingXXX classes are wrappers around standard Python containers,
+# and they serve to convert any suitable values in the container. The
+# conversion converts base dicts, lists and tuples to their wrapped
+# equivalents, whereas strings which match a conversion format are converted
+# appropriately.
+#
+# Each wrapper should have a configurator attribute holding the actual
+# configurator to use for conversion.
+
+class ConvertingDict(dict):
+    """A converting dictionary wrapper."""
+
+    def __getitem__(self, key):
+        value = dict.__getitem__(self, key)
+        result = self.configurator.convert(value)
+        #If the converted value is different, save for next time
+        if value is not result:
+            self[key] = result
+            if type(result) in (ConvertingDict, ConvertingList,
+                                ConvertingTuple):
+                result.parent = self
+                result.key = key
+        return result
+
+    def get(self, key, default=None):
+        value = dict.get(self, key, default)
+        result = self.configurator.convert(value)
+        #If the converted value is different, save for next time
+        if value is not result:
+            self[key] = result
+            if type(result) in (ConvertingDict, ConvertingList,
+                                ConvertingTuple):
+                result.parent = self
+                result.key = key
+        return result
+
+    def pop(self, key, default=None):
+        value = dict.pop(self, key, default)
+        result = self.configurator.convert(value)
+        if value is not result:
+            if type(result) in (ConvertingDict, ConvertingList,
+                                ConvertingTuple):
+                result.parent = self
+                result.key = key
+        return result
+
+class ConvertingList(list):
+    """A converting list wrapper."""
+    def __getitem__(self, key):
+        value = list.__getitem__(self, key)
+        result = self.configurator.convert(value)
+        #If the converted value is different, save for next time
+        if value is not result:
+            self[key] = result
+            if type(result) in (ConvertingDict, ConvertingList,
+                                ConvertingTuple):
+                result.parent = self
+                result.key = key
+        return result
+
+    def pop(self, idx=-1):
+        value = list.pop(self, idx)
+        result = self.configurator.convert(value)
+        if value is not result:
+            if type(result) in (ConvertingDict, ConvertingList,
+                                ConvertingTuple):
+                result.parent = self
+        return result
+
+class ConvertingTuple(tuple):
+    """A converting tuple wrapper."""
+    def __getitem__(self, key):
+        value = tuple.__getitem__(self, key)
+        result = self.configurator.convert(value)
+        if value is not result:
+            if type(result) in (ConvertingDict, ConvertingList,
+                                ConvertingTuple):
+                result.parent = self
+                result.key = key
+        return result
+
+class BaseConfigurator(object):
+    """
+    The configurator base class which defines some useful defaults.
+    """
+
+    CONVERT_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^(?P<prefix>[a-z]+)://(?P<suffix>.*)$')
+
+    WORD_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^\s*(\w+)\s*')
+    DOT_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^\.\s*(\w+)\s*')
+    INDEX_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^\[\s*(\w+)\s*\]\s*')
+    DIGIT_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^\d+$')
+
+    value_converters = {
+        'ext' : 'ext_convert',
+        'cfg' : 'cfg_convert',
+    }
+
+    # We might want to use a different one, e.g. importlib
+    importer = __import__
+
+    def __init__(self, config):
+        self.config = ConvertingDict(config)
+        self.config.configurator = self
+
+    def resolve(self, s):
+        """
+        Resolve strings to objects using standard import and attribute
+        syntax.
+        """
+        name = s.split('.')
+        used = name.pop(0)
+        found = self.importer(used)
+        for frag in name:
+            used += '.' + frag
+            try:
+                found = getattr(found, frag)
+            except AttributeError:
+                self.importer(used)
+                found = getattr(found, frag)
+        return found
+
+    def ext_convert(self, value):
+        """Default converter for the ext:// protocol."""
+        return self.resolve(value)
+
+    def cfg_convert(self, value):
+        """Default converter for the cfg:// protocol."""
+        rest = value
+        m = self.WORD_PATTERN.match(rest)
+        if m is None:
+            raise ValueError("Unable to convert %r" % value)
+        else:
+            rest = rest[m.end():]
+            d = self.config[m.groups()[0]]
+            #print d, rest
+            while rest:
+                m = self.DOT_PATTERN.match(rest)
+                if m:
+                    d = d[m.groups()[0]]
+                else:
+                    m = self.INDEX_PATTERN.match(rest)
+                    if m:
+                        idx = m.groups()[0]
+                        if not self.DIGIT_PATTERN.match(idx):
+                            d = d[idx]
+                        else:
+                            try:
+                                n = int(idx) # try as number first (most likely)
+                                d = d[n]
+                            except TypeError:
+                                d = d[idx]
+                if m:
+                    rest = rest[m.end():]
+                else:
+                    raise ValueError('Unable to convert '
+                                     '%r at %r' % (value, rest))
+        #rest should be empty
+        return d
+
+    def convert(self, value):
+        """
+        Convert values to an appropriate type. dicts, lists and tuples are
+        replaced by their converting alternatives. Strings are checked to
+        see if they have a conversion format and are converted if they do.
+        """
+        if not isinstance(value, ConvertingDict) and isinstance(value, dict):
+            value = ConvertingDict(value)
+            value.configurator = self
+        elif not isinstance(value, ConvertingList) and isinstance(value, list):
+            value = ConvertingList(value)
+            value.configurator = self
+        elif not isinstance(value, ConvertingTuple) and\
+                 isinstance(value, tuple):
+            value = ConvertingTuple(value)
+            value.configurator = self
+        elif isinstance(value, basestring): # str for py3k
+            m = self.CONVERT_PATTERN.match(value)
+            if m:
+                d = m.groupdict()
+                prefix = d['prefix']
+                converter = self.value_converters.get(prefix, None)
+                if converter:
+                    suffix = d['suffix']
+                    converter = getattr(self, converter)
+                    value = converter(suffix)
+        return value
+
+    def configure_custom(self, config):
+        """Configure an object with a user-supplied factory."""
+        c = config.pop('()')
+        if not hasattr(c, '__call__') and hasattr(types, 'ClassType') and type(c) != types.ClassType:
+            c = self.resolve(c)
+        props = config.pop('.', None)
+        # Check for valid identifiers
+        kwargs = dict([(k, config[k]) for k in config if valid_ident(k)])
+        result = c(**kwargs)
+        if props:
+            for name, value in props.items():
+                setattr(result, name, value)
+        return result
+
+class DictConfigurator(BaseConfigurator):
+    """
+    Configure logging using a dictionary-like object to describe the
+    configuration.
+    """
+
+    def configure(self):
+        """Do the configuration."""
+
+        config = self.config
+        incremental = config.pop('incremental', False)
+        EMPTY_DICT = {}
+        logging._acquireLock()
+        try:
+            if incremental:
+                handlers = config.get('handlers', EMPTY_DICT)
+                for name in handlers:
+                    if name not in logging._handlers:
+                        raise ValueError('No handler found with '
+                                         'name %r'  % name)
+                    else:
+                        try:
+                            handler = logging._handlers[name]
+                            handler_config = handlers[name]
+                            level = handler_config.get('level', None)
+                            if level:
+                                handler.setLevel(logging._checkLevel(level))
+                        except StandardError, e:
+                            raise ValueError('Unable to configure handler '
+                                             '%r: %s' % (name, e))
+                loggers = config.get('loggers', EMPTY_DICT)
+                for name in loggers:
+                    try:
+                        self.configure_logger(name, loggers[name], True)
+                    except StandardError, e:
+                        raise ValueError('Unable to configure logger '
+                                         '%r: %s' % (name, e))
+                root = config.get('root', None)
+                if root:
+                    try:
+                        self.configure_root(root, True)
+                    except StandardError, e:
+                        raise ValueError('Unable to configure root '
+                                         'logger: %s' % e)
+            else:
+                disable_existing = config.pop('disable_existing_loggers', True)
+
+                logging._handlers.clear()
+                del logging._handlerList[:]
+
+                # Do formatters first - they don't refer to anything else
+                formatters = config.get('formatters', EMPTY_DICT)
+                for name in formatters:
+                    try:
+                        formatters[name] = self.configure_formatter(
+                                                            formatters[name])
+                    except StandardError, e:
+                        raise ValueError('Unable to configure '
+                                         'formatter %r: %s' % (name, e))
+                # Next, do filters - they don't refer to anything else, either
+                filters = config.get('filters', EMPTY_DICT)
+                for name in filters:
+                    try:
+                        filters[name] = self.configure_filter(filters[name])
+                    except StandardError, e:
+                        raise ValueError('Unable to configure '
+                                         'filter %r: %s' % (name, e))
+
+                # Next, do handlers - they refer to formatters and filters
+                # As handlers can refer to other handlers, sort the keys
+                # to allow a deterministic order of configuration
+                handlers = config.get('handlers', EMPTY_DICT)
+                for name in sorted(handlers):
+                    try:
+                        handler = self.configure_handler(handlers[name])
+                        handler.name = name
+                        handlers[name] = handler
+                    except StandardError, e:
+                        raise ValueError('Unable to configure handler '
+                                         '%r: %s' % (name, e))
+                # Next, do loggers - they refer to handlers and filters
+
+                #we don't want to lose the existing loggers,
+                #since other threads may have pointers to them.
+                #existing is set to contain all existing loggers,
+                #and as we go through the new configuration we
+                #remove any which are configured. At the end,
+                #what's left in existing is the set of loggers
+                #which were in the previous configuration but
+                #which are not in the new configuration.
+                root = logging.root
+                existing = root.manager.loggerDict.keys()
+                #The list needs to be sorted so that we can
+                #avoid disabling child loggers of explicitly
+                #named loggers. With a sorted list it is easier
+                #to find the child loggers.
+                existing.sort()
+                #We'll keep the list of existing loggers
+                #which are children of named loggers here...
+                child_loggers = []
+                #now set up the new ones...
+                loggers = config.get('loggers', EMPTY_DICT)
+                for name in loggers:
+                    if name in existing:
+                        i = existing.index(name)
+                        prefixed = name + "."
+                        pflen = len(prefixed)
+                        num_existing = len(existing)
+                        i = i + 1 # look at the entry after name
+                        while (i < num_existing) and\
+                              (existing[i][:pflen] == prefixed):
+                            child_loggers.append(existing[i])
+                            i = i + 1
+                        existing.remove(name)
+                    try:
+                        self.configure_logger(name, loggers[name])
+                    except StandardError, e:
+                        raise ValueError('Unable to configure logger '
+                                         '%r: %s' % (name, e))
+
+                #Disable any old loggers. There's no point deleting
+                #them as other threads may continue to hold references
+                #and by disabling them, you stop them doing any logging.
+                #However, don't disable children of named loggers, as that's
+                #probably not what was intended by the user.
+                for log in existing:
+                    logger = root.manager.loggerDict[log]
+                    if log in child_loggers:
+                        logger.level = logging.NOTSET
+                        logger.handlers = []
+                        logger.propagate = True
+                    elif disable_existing:
+                        logger.disabled = True
+
+                # And finally, do the root logger
+                root = config.get('root', None)
+                if root:
+                    try:
+                        self.configure_root(root)
+                    except StandardError, e:
+                        raise ValueError('Unable to configure root '
+                                         'logger: %s' % e)
+        finally:
+            logging._releaseLock()
+
+    def configure_formatter(self, config):
+        """Configure a formatter from a dictionary."""
+        if '()' in config:
+            factory = config['()'] # for use in exception handler
+            try:
+                result = self.configure_custom(config)
+            except TypeError, te:
+                if "'format'" not in str(te):
+                    raise
+                #Name of parameter changed from fmt to format.
+                #Retry with old name.
+                #This is so that code can be used with older Python versions
+                #(e.g. by Django)
+                config['fmt'] = config.pop('format')
+                config['()'] = factory
+                result = self.configure_custom(config)
+        else:
+            fmt = config.get('format', None)
+            dfmt = config.get('datefmt', None)
+            result = logging.Formatter(fmt, dfmt)
+        return result
+
+    def configure_filter(self, config):
+        """Configure a filter from a dictionary."""
+        if '()' in config:
+            result = self.configure_custom(config)
+        else:
+            name = config.get('name', '')
+            result = logging.Filter(name)
+        return result
+
+    def add_filters(self, filterer, filters):
+        """Add filters to a filterer from a list of names."""
+        for f in filters:
+            try:
+                filterer.addFilter(self.config['filters'][f])
+            except StandardError, e:
+                raise ValueError('Unable to add filter %r: %s' % (f, e))
+
+    def configure_handler(self, config):
+        """Configure a handler from a dictionary."""
+        formatter = config.pop('formatter', None)
+        if formatter:
+            try:
+                formatter = self.config['formatters'][formatter]
+            except StandardError, e:
+                raise ValueError('Unable to set formatter '
+                                 '%r: %s' % (formatter, e))
+        level = config.pop('level', None)
+        filters = config.pop('filters', None)
+        if '()' in config:
+            c = config.pop('()')
+            if not hasattr(c, '__call__') and hasattr(types, 'ClassType') and type(c) != types.ClassType:
+                c = self.resolve(c)
+            factory = c
+        else:
+            klass = self.resolve(config.pop('class'))
+            #Special case for handler which refers to another handler
+            if issubclass(klass, logging.handlers.MemoryHandler) and\
+                'target' in config:
+                try:
+                    config['target'] = self.config['handlers'][config['target']]
+                except StandardError, e:
+                    raise ValueError('Unable to set target handler '
+                                     '%r: %s' % (config['target'], e))
+            factory = klass
+        kwargs = dict([(k, config[k]) for k in config if valid_ident(k)])
+        try:
+            result = factory(**kwargs)
+        except TypeError, te:
+            if "'stream'" not in str(te):
+                raise
+            #The argument name changed from strm to stream
+            #Retry with old name.
+            #This is so that code can be used with older Python versions
+            #(e.g. by Django)
+            kwargs['strm'] = kwargs.pop('stream')
+            result = factory(**kwargs)
+        if formatter:
+            result.setFormatter(formatter)
+        if level is not None:
+            result.setLevel(logging._checkLevel(level))
+        if filters:
+            self.add_filters(result, filters)
+        return result
+
+    def add_handlers(self, logger, handlers):
+        """Add handlers to a logger from a list of names."""
+        for h in handlers:
+            try:
+                logger.addHandler(self.config['handlers'][h])
+            except StandardError, e:
+                raise ValueError('Unable to add handler %r: %s' % (h, e))
+
+    def common_logger_config(self, logger, config, incremental=False):
+        """
+        Perform configuration which is common to root and non-root loggers.
+        """
+        level = config.get('level', None)
+        if level is not None:
+            logger.setLevel(logging._checkLevel(level))
+        if not incremental:
+            #Remove any existing handlers
+            for h in logger.handlers[:]:
+                logger.removeHandler(h)
+            handlers = config.get('handlers', None)
+            if handlers:
+                self.add_handlers(logger, handlers)
+            filters = config.get('filters', None)
+            if filters:
+                self.add_filters(logger, filters)
+
+    def configure_logger(self, name, config, incremental=False):
+        """Configure a non-root logger from a dictionary."""
+        logger = logging.getLogger(name)
+        self.common_logger_config(logger, config, incremental)
+        propagate = config.get('propagate', None)
+        if propagate is not None:
+            logger.propagate = propagate
+
+    def configure_root(self, config, incremental=False):
+        """Configure a root logger from a dictionary."""
+        root = logging.getLogger()
+        self.common_logger_config(root, config, incremental)
+
+dictConfigClass = DictConfigurator
+
+def dictConfig(config):
+    """Configure logging using a dictionary."""
+    dictConfigClass(config).configure()
+
+
 def listen(port=DEFAULT_LOGGING_CONFIG_PORT):
     """
     Start up a socket server on the specified port, and listen for new
@@ -301,22 +793,21 @@
                     chunk = self.connection.recv(slen)
                     while len(chunk) < slen:
                         chunk = chunk + conn.recv(slen - len(chunk))
-                    #Apply new configuration. We'd like to be able to
-                    #create a StringIO and pass that in, but unfortunately
-                    #1.5.2 ConfigParser does not support reading file
-                    #objects, only actual files. So we create a temporary
-                    #file and remove it later.
-                    file = tempfile.mktemp(".ini")
-                    f = open(file, "w")
-                    f.write(chunk)
-                    f.close()
                     try:
-                        fileConfig(file)
-                    except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit):
-                        raise
+                        import json
+                        d =json.loads(chunk)
+                        assert isinstance(d, dict)
+                        dictConfig(d)
                     except:
-                        traceback.print_exc()
-                    os.remove(file)
+                        #Apply new configuration.
+
+                        file = cStringIO.StringIO(chunk)
+                        try:
+                            fileConfig(file)
+                        except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit):
+                            raise
+                        except:
+                            traceback.print_exc()
             except socket.error, e:
                 if not isinstance(e.args, tuple):
                     raise
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_logging.py b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
index e06a97d..25127c0 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_logging.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import cPickle
 import cStringIO
 import gc
+import json
 import os
 import re
 import select
@@ -85,6 +86,10 @@
         level."""
         self.stream.close()
         self.root_logger.removeHandler(self.root_hdlr)
+        while self.root_logger.handlers:
+            h = self.root_logger.handlers[0]
+            self.root_logger.removeHandler(h)
+            h.close()
         self.root_logger.setLevel(self.original_logging_level)
         logging._acquireLock()
         try:
@@ -632,14 +637,8 @@
     """
 
     def apply_config(self, conf):
-        try:
-            fn = tempfile.mktemp(".ini")
-            f = open(fn, "w")
-            f.write(textwrap.dedent(conf))
-            f.close()
-            logging.config.fileConfig(fn)
-        finally:
-            os.remove(fn)
+        file = cStringIO.StringIO(textwrap.dedent(conf))
+        logging.config.fileConfig(file)
 
     def test_config0_ok(self):
         # A simple config file which overrides the default settings.
@@ -938,6 +937,662 @@
             finally:
                 logging.captureWarnings(False)
 
+
+def formatFunc(format, datefmt=None):
+    return logging.Formatter(format, datefmt)
+
+def handlerFunc():
+    return logging.StreamHandler()
+
+class CustomHandler(logging.StreamHandler):
+    pass
+
+class ConfigDictTest(BaseTest):
+
+    """Reading logging config from a dictionary."""
+
+    expected_log_pat = r"^([\w]+) \+\+ ([\w]+)$"
+
+    # config0 is a standard configuration.
+    config0 = {
+        'formatters': {
+            'form1' : {
+                'format' : '%(levelname)s ++ %(message)s',
+            },
+        },
+        'handlers' : {
+            'hand1' : {
+                'class' : 'logging.StreamHandler',
+                'formatter' : 'form1',
+                'level' : 'NOTSET',
+                'stream'  : 'ext://sys.stdout',
+            },
+        },
+        'root' : {
+            'level' : 'WARNING',
+            'handlers' : ['hand1'],
+        },
+    }
+
+    # config1 adds a little to the standard configuration.
+    config1 = {
+        'formatters': {
+            'form1' : {
+                'format' : '%(levelname)s ++ %(message)s',
+            },
+        },
+        'handlers' : {
+            'hand1' : {
+                'class' : 'logging.StreamHandler',
+                'formatter' : 'form1',
+                'level' : 'NOTSET',
+                'stream'  : 'ext://sys.stdout',
+            },
+        },
+        'loggers' : {
+            'compiler.parser' : {
+                'level' : 'DEBUG',
+                'handlers' : ['hand1'],
+            },
+        },
+        'root' : {
+            'level' : 'WARNING',
+        },
+    }
+
+    # config2 has a subtle configuration error that should be reported
+    config2 = {
+        'formatters': {
+            'form1' : {
+                'format' : '%(levelname)s ++ %(message)s',
+            },
+        },
+        'handlers' : {
+            'hand1' : {
+                'class' : 'logging.StreamHandler',
+                'formatter' : 'form1',
+                'level' : 'NOTSET',
+                'stream'  : 'ext://sys.stdbout',
+            },
+        },
+        'loggers' : {
+            'compiler.parser' : {
+                'level' : 'DEBUG',
+                'handlers' : ['hand1'],
+            },
+        },
+        'root' : {
+            'level' : 'WARNING',
+        },
+    }
+
+    #As config1 but with a misspelt level on a handler
+    config2a = {
+        'formatters': {
+            'form1' : {
+                'format' : '%(levelname)s ++ %(message)s',
+            },
+        },
+        'handlers' : {
+            'hand1' : {
+                'class' : 'logging.StreamHandler',
+                'formatter' : 'form1',
+                'level' : 'NTOSET',
+                'stream'  : 'ext://sys.stdout',
+            },
+        },
+        'loggers' : {
+            'compiler.parser' : {
+                'level' : 'DEBUG',
+                'handlers' : ['hand1'],
+            },
+        },
+        'root' : {
+            'level' : 'WARNING',
+        },
+    }
+
+
+    #As config1 but with a misspelt level on a logger
+    config2b = {
+        'formatters': {
+            'form1' : {
+                'format' : '%(levelname)s ++ %(message)s',
+            },
+        },
+        'handlers' : {
+            'hand1' : {
+                'class' : 'logging.StreamHandler',
+                'formatter' : 'form1',
+                'level' : 'NOTSET',
+                'stream'  : 'ext://sys.stdout',
+            },
+        },
+        'loggers' : {
+            'compiler.parser' : {
+                'level' : 'DEBUG',
+                'handlers' : ['hand1'],
+            },
+        },
+        'root' : {
+            'level' : 'WRANING',
+        },
+    }
+
+    # config3 has a less subtle configuration error
+    config3 = {
+        'formatters': {
+            'form1' : {
+                'format' : '%(levelname)s ++ %(message)s',
+            },
+        },
+        'handlers' : {
+            'hand1' : {
+                'class' : 'logging.StreamHandler',
+                'formatter' : 'misspelled_name',
+                'level' : 'NOTSET',
+                'stream'  : 'ext://sys.stdout',
+            },
+        },
+        'loggers' : {
+            'compiler.parser' : {
+                'level' : 'DEBUG',
+                'handlers' : ['hand1'],
+            },
+        },
+        'root' : {
+            'level' : 'WARNING',
+        },
+    }
+
+    # config4 specifies a custom formatter class to be loaded
+    config4 = {
+        'formatters': {
+            'form1' : {
+                '()' : __name__ + '.ExceptionFormatter',
+                'format' : '%(levelname)s:%(name)s:%(message)s',
+            },
+        },
+        'handlers' : {
+            'hand1' : {
+                'class' : 'logging.StreamHandler',
+                'formatter' : 'form1',
+                'level' : 'NOTSET',
+                'stream'  : 'ext://sys.stdout',
+            },
+        },
+        'root' : {
+            'level' : 'NOTSET',
+                'handlers' : ['hand1'],
+        },
+    }
+
+    # As config4 but using an actual callable rather than a string
+    config4a = {
+        'formatters': {
+            'form1' : {
+                '()' : ExceptionFormatter,
+                'format' : '%(levelname)s:%(name)s:%(message)s',
+            },
+            'form2' : {
+                '()' : __name__ + '.formatFunc',
+                'format' : '%(levelname)s:%(name)s:%(message)s',
+            },
+            'form3' : {
+                '()' : formatFunc,
+                'format' : '%(levelname)s:%(name)s:%(message)s',
+            },
+        },
+        'handlers' : {
+            'hand1' : {
+                'class' : 'logging.StreamHandler',
+                'formatter' : 'form1',
+                'level' : 'NOTSET',
+                'stream'  : 'ext://sys.stdout',
+            },
+            'hand2' : {
+                '()' : handlerFunc,
+            },
+        },
+        'root' : {
+            'level' : 'NOTSET',
+                'handlers' : ['hand1'],
+        },
+    }
+
+    # config5 specifies a custom handler class to be loaded
+    config5 = {
+        'formatters': {
+            'form1' : {
+                'format' : '%(levelname)s ++ %(message)s',
+            },
+        },
+        'handlers' : {
+            'hand1' : {
+                'class' : __name__ + '.CustomHandler',
+                'formatter' : 'form1',
+                'level' : 'NOTSET',
+                'stream'  : 'ext://sys.stdout',
+            },
+        },
+        'loggers' : {
+            'compiler.parser' : {
+                'level' : 'DEBUG',
+                'handlers' : ['hand1'],
+            },
+        },
+        'root' : {
+            'level' : 'WARNING',
+        },
+    }
+
+    # config6 specifies a custom handler class to be loaded
+    # but has bad arguments
+    config6 = {
+        'formatters': {
+            'form1' : {
+                'format' : '%(levelname)s ++ %(message)s',
+            },
+        },
+        'handlers' : {
+            'hand1' : {
+                'class' : __name__ + '.CustomHandler',
+                'formatter' : 'form1',
+                'level' : 'NOTSET',
+                'stream'  : 'ext://sys.stdout',
+                '9' : 'invalid parameter name',
+            },
+        },
+        'loggers' : {
+            'compiler.parser' : {
+                'level' : 'DEBUG',
+                'handlers' : ['hand1'],
+            },
+        },
+        'root' : {
+            'level' : 'WARNING',
+        },
+    }
+
+    #config 7 does not define compiler.parser but defines compiler.lexer
+    #so compiler.parser should be disabled after applying it
+    config7 = {
+        'formatters': {
+            'form1' : {
+                'format' : '%(levelname)s ++ %(message)s',
+            },
+        },
+        'handlers' : {
+            'hand1' : {
+                'class' : 'logging.StreamHandler',
+                'formatter' : 'form1',
+                'level' : 'NOTSET',
+                'stream'  : 'ext://sys.stdout',
+            },
+        },
+        'loggers' : {
+            'compiler.lexer' : {
+                'level' : 'DEBUG',
+                'handlers' : ['hand1'],
+            },
+        },
+        'root' : {
+            'level' : 'WARNING',
+        },
+    }
+
+    config8 = {
+        'disable_existing_loggers' : False,
+        'formatters': {
+            'form1' : {
+                'format' : '%(levelname)s ++ %(message)s',
+            },
+        },
+        'handlers' : {
+            'hand1' : {
+                'class' : 'logging.StreamHandler',
+                'formatter' : 'form1',
+                'level' : 'NOTSET',
+                'stream'  : 'ext://sys.stdout',
+            },
+        },
+        'loggers' : {
+            'compiler' : {
+                'level' : 'DEBUG',
+                'handlers' : ['hand1'],
+            },
+            'compiler.lexer' : {
+            },
+        },
+        'root' : {
+            'level' : 'WARNING',
+        },
+    }
+
+    config9 = {
+        'formatters': {
+            'form1' : {
+                'format' : '%(levelname)s ++ %(message)s',
+            },
+        },
+        'handlers' : {
+            'hand1' : {
+                'class' : 'logging.StreamHandler',
+                'formatter' : 'form1',
+                'level' : 'WARNING',
+                'stream'  : 'ext://sys.stdout',
+            },
+        },
+        'loggers' : {
+            'compiler.parser' : {
+                'level' : 'WARNING',
+                'handlers' : ['hand1'],
+            },
+        },
+        'root' : {
+            'level' : 'NOTSET',
+        },
+    }
+
+    config9a = {
+        'incremental' : True,
+        'handlers' : {
+            'hand1' : {
+                'level' : 'WARNING',
+            },
+        },
+        'loggers' : {
+            'compiler.parser' : {
+                'level' : 'INFO',
+            },
+        },
+    }
+
+    config9b = {
+        'incremental' : True,
+        'handlers' : {
+            'hand1' : {
+                'level' : 'INFO',
+            },
+        },
+        'loggers' : {
+            'compiler.parser' : {
+                'level' : 'INFO',
+            },
+        },
+    }
+
+    #As config1 but with a filter added
+    config10 = {
+        'formatters': {
+            'form1' : {
+                'format' : '%(levelname)s ++ %(message)s',
+            },
+        },
+        'filters' : {
+            'filt1' : {
+                'name' : 'compiler.parser',
+            },
+        },
+        'handlers' : {
+            'hand1' : {
+                'class' : 'logging.StreamHandler',
+                'formatter' : 'form1',
+                'level' : 'NOTSET',
+                'stream'  : 'ext://sys.stdout',
+                'filters' : ['filt1'],
+            },
+        },
+        'loggers' : {
+            'compiler.parser' : {
+                'level' : 'DEBUG',
+                'filters' : ['filt1'],
+            },
+        },
+        'root' : {
+            'level' : 'WARNING',
+            'handlers' : ['hand1'],
+        },
+    }
+
+    def apply_config(self, conf):
+        logging.config.dictConfig(conf)
+
+    def test_config0_ok(self):
+        # A simple config which overrides the default settings.
+        with captured_stdout() as output:
+            self.apply_config(self.config0)
+            logger = logging.getLogger()
+            # Won't output anything
+            logger.info(self.next_message())
+            # Outputs a message
+            logger.error(self.next_message())
+            self.assert_log_lines([
+                ('ERROR', '2'),
+            ], stream=output)
+            # Original logger output is empty.
+            self.assert_log_lines([])
+
+    def test_config1_ok(self, config=config1):
+        # A config defining a sub-parser as well.
+        with captured_stdout() as output:
+            self.apply_config(config)
+            logger = logging.getLogger("compiler.parser")
+            # Both will output a message
+            logger.info(self.next_message())
+            logger.error(self.next_message())
+            self.assert_log_lines([
+                ('INFO', '1'),
+                ('ERROR', '2'),
+            ], stream=output)
+            # Original logger output is empty.
+            self.assert_log_lines([])
+
+    def test_config2_failure(self):
+        # A simple config which overrides the default settings.
+        self.assertRaises(StandardError, self.apply_config, self.config2)
+
+    def test_config2a_failure(self):
+        # A simple config which overrides the default settings.
+        self.assertRaises(StandardError, self.apply_config, self.config2a)
+
+    def test_config2b_failure(self):
+        # A simple config which overrides the default settings.
+        self.assertRaises(StandardError, self.apply_config, self.config2b)
+
+    def test_config3_failure(self):
+        # A simple config which overrides the default settings.
+        self.assertRaises(StandardError, self.apply_config, self.config3)
+
+    def test_config4_ok(self):
+        # A config specifying a custom formatter class.
+        with captured_stdout() as output:
+            self.apply_config(self.config4)
+            #logger = logging.getLogger()
+            try:
+                raise RuntimeError()
+            except RuntimeError:
+                logging.exception("just testing")
+            sys.stdout.seek(0)
+            self.assertEquals(output.getvalue(),
+                "ERROR:root:just testing\nGot a [RuntimeError]\n")
+            # Original logger output is empty
+            self.assert_log_lines([])
+
+    def test_config4a_ok(self):
+        # A config specifying a custom formatter class.
+        with captured_stdout() as output:
+            self.apply_config(self.config4a)
+            #logger = logging.getLogger()
+            try:
+                raise RuntimeError()
+            except RuntimeError:
+                logging.exception("just testing")
+            sys.stdout.seek(0)
+            self.assertEquals(output.getvalue(),
+                "ERROR:root:just testing\nGot a [RuntimeError]\n")
+            # Original logger output is empty
+            self.assert_log_lines([])
+
+    def test_config5_ok(self):
+        self.test_config1_ok(config=self.config5)
+
+    def test_config6_failure(self):
+        self.assertRaises(StandardError, self.apply_config, self.config6)
+
+    def test_config7_ok(self):
+        with captured_stdout() as output:
+            self.apply_config(self.config1)
+            logger = logging.getLogger("compiler.parser")
+            # Both will output a message
+            logger.info(self.next_message())
+            logger.error(self.next_message())
+            self.assert_log_lines([
+                ('INFO', '1'),
+                ('ERROR', '2'),
+            ], stream=output)
+            # Original logger output is empty.
+            self.assert_log_lines([])
+        with captured_stdout() as output:
+            self.apply_config(self.config7)
+            logger = logging.getLogger("compiler.parser")
+            self.assertTrue(logger.disabled)
+            logger = logging.getLogger("compiler.lexer")
+            # Both will output a message
+            logger.info(self.next_message())
+            logger.error(self.next_message())
+            self.assert_log_lines([
+                ('INFO', '3'),
+                ('ERROR', '4'),
+            ], stream=output)
+            # Original logger output is empty.
+            self.assert_log_lines([])
+
+    #Same as test_config_7_ok but don't disable old loggers.
+    def test_config_8_ok(self):
+        with captured_stdout() as output:
+            self.apply_config(self.config1)
+            logger = logging.getLogger("compiler.parser")
+            # Both will output a message
+            logger.info(self.next_message())
+            logger.error(self.next_message())
+            self.assert_log_lines([
+                ('INFO', '1'),
+                ('ERROR', '2'),
+            ], stream=output)
+            # Original logger output is empty.
+            self.assert_log_lines([])
+        with captured_stdout() as output:
+            self.apply_config(self.config8)
+            logger = logging.getLogger("compiler.parser")
+            self.assertFalse(logger.disabled)
+            # Both will output a message
+            logger.info(self.next_message())
+            logger.error(self.next_message())
+            logger = logging.getLogger("compiler.lexer")
+            # Both will output a message
+            logger.info(self.next_message())
+            logger.error(self.next_message())
+            self.assert_log_lines([
+                ('INFO', '3'),
+                ('ERROR', '4'),
+                ('INFO', '5'),
+                ('ERROR', '6'),
+            ], stream=output)
+            # Original logger output is empty.
+            self.assert_log_lines([])
+
+    def test_config_9_ok(self):
+        with captured_stdout() as output:
+            self.apply_config(self.config9)
+            logger = logging.getLogger("compiler.parser")
+            #Nothing will be output since both handler and logger are set to WARNING
+            logger.info(self.next_message())
+            self.assert_log_lines([], stream=output)
+            self.apply_config(self.config9a)
+            #Nothing will be output since both handler is still set to WARNING
+            logger.info(self.next_message())
+            self.assert_log_lines([], stream=output)
+            self.apply_config(self.config9b)
+            #Message should now be output
+            logger.info(self.next_message())
+            self.assert_log_lines([
+                ('INFO', '3'),
+            ], stream=output)
+
+    def test_config_10_ok(self):
+        with captured_stdout() as output:
+            self.apply_config(self.config10)
+            logger = logging.getLogger("compiler.parser")
+            logger.warning(self.next_message())
+            logger = logging.getLogger('compiler')
+            #Not output, because filtered
+            logger.warning(self.next_message())
+            logger = logging.getLogger('compiler.lexer')
+            #Not output, because filtered
+            logger.warning(self.next_message())
+            logger = logging.getLogger("compiler.parser.codegen")
+            #Output, as not filtered
+            logger.error(self.next_message())
+            self.assert_log_lines([
+                ('WARNING', '1'),
+                ('ERROR', '4'),
+            ], stream=output)
+
+    def setup_via_listener(self, text):
+        PORT = 9030
+        t = logging.config.listen(PORT)
+        t.start()
+
+        sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        sock.connect(('localhost', PORT))
+
+        slen = struct.pack('>L', len(text))
+        s = slen + text
+        sentsofar = 0
+        left = len(s)
+        while left > 0:
+            sent = sock.send(s[sentsofar:])
+            sentsofar += sent
+            left -= sent
+        sock.close()
+        logging.config.stopListening()
+        t.join()
+
+    def test_listen_config_10_ok(self):
+        with captured_stdout() as output:
+            self.setup_via_listener(json.dumps(self.config10))
+            logger = logging.getLogger("compiler.parser")
+            logger.warning(self.next_message())
+            logger = logging.getLogger('compiler')
+            #Not output, because filtered
+            logger.warning(self.next_message())
+            logger = logging.getLogger('compiler.lexer')
+            #Not output, because filtered
+            logger.warning(self.next_message())
+            logger = logging.getLogger("compiler.parser.codegen")
+            #Output, as not filtered
+            logger.error(self.next_message())
+            self.assert_log_lines([
+                ('WARNING', '1'),
+                ('ERROR', '4'),
+            ], stream=output)
+
+    def test_listen_config_1_ok(self):
+        with captured_stdout() as output:
+            self.setup_via_listener(textwrap.dedent(ConfigFileTest.config1))
+            logger = logging.getLogger("compiler.parser")
+            # Both will output a message
+            logger.info(self.next_message())
+            logger.error(self.next_message())
+            self.assert_log_lines([
+                ('INFO', '1'),
+                ('ERROR', '2'),
+            ], stream=output)
+            # Original logger output is empty.
+            self.assert_log_lines([])
+
+
 # Set the locale to the platform-dependent default.  I have no idea
 # why the test does this, but in any case we save the current locale
 # first and restore it at the end.
@@ -946,7 +1601,7 @@
     run_unittest(BuiltinLevelsTest, BasicFilterTest,
                     CustomLevelsAndFiltersTest, MemoryHandlerTest,
                     ConfigFileTest, SocketHandlerTest, MemoryTest,
-                    EncodingTest, WarningsTest)
+                    EncodingTest, WarningsTest, ConfigDictTest)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     test_main()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index ec4e596..b0db1c7 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- logging: Implemented PEP 391.
+
 - Issue #6939: Fix file I/O objects in the `io` module to keep the original
   file position when calling `truncate()`.  It would previously change the
   file position to the given argument, which goes against the tradition of