diff --git a/voussoirkit/vlogging.py b/voussoirkit/vlogging.py
index 2215727..54576bd 100644
--- a/voussoirkit/vlogging.py
+++ b/voussoirkit/vlogging.py
@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@ def add_loud(log):
     log.loud = lambda *args, **kwargs: log.log(LOUD, *args, **kwargs)
 
 def get_level_by_argv(argv):
+    '''
+    If any of the following arguments are present in argv, return the
+    corresponding log level along with a new copy of argv that has had the
+    argument string removed.
+
+    Since we are removing the argument, your argparser should not have options
+    with these same names.
+
+    --loud: LOUD
+    --debug: DEBUG
+    --quiet: ERROR
+    --silent: 99999999999
+    none of the above: INFO
+    '''
     argv = argv[:]
 
     if '--loud' in argv:
@@ -34,6 +48,12 @@ def get_level_by_argv(argv):
     return (level, argv)
 
 def set_level_by_argv(log, argv):
+    '''
+    This function is helpful for single-file scripts where you instantiate the
+    logger in the global scope, and use this function to set its level
+    according to the "--debug" flags in argv, then pass the rest of argv to
+    your argparser.
+    '''
     basicConfig()
 
     (level, argv) = get_level_by_argv(argv)