diff --git a/python/tools/recorded-call-graph-metrics/src/cg_trace/main.py b/python/tools/recorded-call-graph-metrics/src/cg_trace/main.py
index 8e149bdcddf..77aed2146c9 100644
--- a/python/tools/recorded-call-graph-metrics/src/cg_trace/main.py
+++ b/python/tools/recorded-call-graph-metrics/src/cg_trace/main.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 import os
 import sys
 from io import StringIO
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ def record_calls(code, globals):
 
 
 def main(args=None) -> int:
+    logging.basicConfig(stream=sys.stderr, level=logging.DEBUG)
+
     if args is None:
         # first element in argv is program name
         args = sys.argv[1:]
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ def main(args=None) -> int:
     elif opts.xml:
         XMLExporter.export(recorded_calls, opts.xml)
     else:
+        print("Recorded calls:")
         for (call, callee) in recorded_calls:
             print(f"{call} --> {callee}")
 
diff --git a/python/tools/recorded-call-graph-metrics/src/cg_trace/tracer.py b/python/tools/recorded-call-graph-metrics/src/cg_trace/tracer.py
index 13cd86fd718..7b039fa637a 100644
--- a/python/tools/recorded-call-graph-metrics/src/cg_trace/tracer.py
+++ b/python/tools/recorded-call-graph-metrics/src/cg_trace/tracer.py
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 import dataclasses
 import dis
+import logging
 import os
 import sys
 from typing import Optional
 
+LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 # copy-paste For interactive ipython sessions
 # import IPython; sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__; IPython.embed(); sys.exit()
 
 
-def debug_print(*args, **kwargs):
-    # print(*args, **kwargs, file=sys.__stderr__)
-    pass
-
-
 _canonic_filename_cache = dict()
 
 
@@ -47,9 +46,8 @@ class Call:
     def from_frame(cls, frame):
         code = frame.f_code
 
-        # Uncomment to see the bytecode
         b = dis.Bytecode(frame.f_code, current_offset=frame.f_lasti)
-        debug_print(b.dis())
+        LOGGER.debug(f"bytecode: \n{b.dis()}")
 
         return cls(
             filename=canonic_filename(code.co_filename),
@@ -189,7 +187,7 @@ class CallGraphTracer:
         if event not in ["call", "c_call"]:
             return
 
-        debug_print(f"profilefunc {event=}")
+        LOGGER.debug(f"profilefunc {event=}")
         if event == "call":
             # in call, the `frame` argument is new the frame for entering the callee
             call = Call.from_frame(frame.f_back)
@@ -201,6 +199,5 @@ class CallGraphTracer:
             call = Call.from_frame(frame)
             callee = ExternalCallee.from_arg(arg)
 
-        debug_print(f"{call} --> {callee}")
-        debug_print("\n" * 5)
+        LOGGER.debug(f"{call} --> {callee}")
         self.recorded_calls.add((call, callee))