def setDefaultLevel(level): 
    """Set global default log level
    
    :param level: Numeric log level
    :type level: int
    
    :return: value stored in global defaultLevel, useful for confirming value was actually stored
    :rtype: int
    """
    
    global _myDefaultLevel
    if not isinstance(level,int):
        raise ValueError('Argument must be integer')

    _myDefaultLevel = level
    return _myDefaultLevel