diff --git a/ortools/linear_solver/samples/basic_example.py b/ortools/linear_solver/samples/basic_example.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 2341dccc0e..912d4d7bc5
--- a/ortools/linear_solver/samples/basic_example.py
+++ b/ortools/linear_solver/samples/basic_example.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # [START program]
 # [START import]
 from ortools.linear_solver import pywraplp
+from ortools.init import pywrapinit
 # [END import]
 
 
@@ -62,5 +63,11 @@ def main():
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    pywrapinit.CppBridge.InitLogging('basic_example.py')
+    cpp_flags = pywrapinit.CppFlags()
+    cpp_flags.logtostderr = True
+    cpp_flags.log_prefix = False
+    pywrapinit.CppBridge.SetFlags(cpp_flags)
+
     main()
 # [END program]