diff --git a/apps/python-sdk/firecrawl/__init__.py b/apps/python-sdk/firecrawl/__init__.py
index ecb017f7..4e53e771 100644
--- a/apps/python-sdk/firecrawl/__init__.py
+++ b/apps/python-sdk/firecrawl/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,57 @@
+"""
+This is the Firecrawl package.
+
+This package provides a Python SDK for interacting with the Firecrawl API.
+It includes methods to scrape URLs, perform searches, initiate and monitor crawl jobs,
+and check the status of these jobs.
+
+For more information visit https://github.com/firecrawl/
+"""
+
+import logging
+import os
+
 from .firecrawl import FirecrawlApp
 
 __version__ = "0.0.14"
+
+# Define the logger for the Firecrawl project
+logger: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger("firecrawl")
+
+
+def _basic_config() -> None:
+    """Set up basic configuration for logging with a specific format and date format."""
+    try:
+        logging.basicConfig(
+            format="[%(asctime)s - %(name)s:%(lineno)d - %(levelname)s] %(message)s",
+            datefmt="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S",
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error("Failed to configure logging: %s", e)
+
+
+def setup_logging() -> None:
+    """Set up logging based on the FIRECRAWL_LOGGING_LEVEL environment variable."""
+    env = os.environ.get(
+        "FIRECRAWL_LOGGING_LEVEL", "INFO"
+    ).upper()  # Default to 'INFO' level
+    _basic_config()
+
+    if env == "DEBUG":
+        logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+    elif env == "INFO":
+        logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+    elif env == "WARNING":
+        logger.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+    elif env == "ERROR":
+        logger.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
+    elif env == "CRITICAL":
+        logger.setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
+    else:
+        logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+        logger.warning("Unknown logging level: %s, defaulting to INFO", env)
+
+
+# Initialize logging configuration when the module is imported
+setup_logging()
+logger.debug("Debugging logger setup")
diff --git a/apps/python-sdk/firecrawl/firecrawl.py b/apps/python-sdk/firecrawl/firecrawl.py
index b9a823f7..f20d4bd6 100644
--- a/apps/python-sdk/firecrawl/firecrawl.py
+++ b/apps/python-sdk/firecrawl/firecrawl.py
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ and handles retries for certain HTTP status codes.
 Classes:
     - FirecrawlApp: Main class for interacting with the Firecrawl API.
 """
-
+import logging
 import os
 import time
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
 import requests
 
+logger : logging.Logger = logging.getLogger("firecrawl")
 
 class FirecrawlApp:
     """
@@ -28,8 +29,15 @@ class FirecrawlApp:
     def __init__(self, api_key: Optional[str] = None, api_url: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
         self.api_key = api_key or os.getenv('FIRECRAWL_API_KEY')
         if self.api_key is None:
+            logger.warning("No API key provided")
             raise ValueError('No API key provided')
+        else:
+            logger.debug("Initialized FirecrawlApp with API key: %s", self.api_key)
+
         self.api_url = api_url or os.getenv('FIRECRAWL_API_URL', 'https://api.firecrawl.dev')
+        if self.api_url != 'https://api.firecrawl.dev':
+            logger.debug("Initialized FirecrawlApp with API URL: %s", self.api_url)
+
     def scrape_url(self, url: str, params: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> Any:
         """
         Scrape the specified URL using the Firecrawl API.