Index: wflow-py/wflow/wflow_bmi.py
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diff -u -r3844888de0b2f066d4831fd900634056413c9acd -rfef6928683af218c4b3e7a26df6599dfe2add99d
--- wflow-py/wflow/wflow_bmi.py	(.../wflow_bmi.py)	(revision 3844888de0b2f066d4831fd900634056413c9acd)
+++ wflow-py/wflow/wflow_bmi.py	(.../wflow_bmi.py)	(revision fef6928683af218c4b3e7a26df6599dfe2add99d)
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
         implement translation of long_var_names
     """
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self,log=None):
         """
         Initialises the object
 
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@
         self.bmilogger = setlogger('wflow_bmi.log','wflow_bmi_logging',thelevel=self.loggingmode)
         self.bmilogger.info("__init__: wflow_bmi object initialised.")
 
+
     def initialize_config(self, filename, loglevel=logging.DEBUG):
         """
         *Extended functionality*, see https://github.com/eWaterCycle/bmi/blob/master/src/main/python/bmi.py