Suppress stdout / stderr print from Python functions

Question

I have a Python script that is using some closed-box Python functions (i.e. I can\'t edit these functions) provided by my employer. When I call these functions, they are pri

Answer 1

Did you try to redirect stderr too? e.g.

sys.stdout = StringIO()
sys.stderr = StringIO()
foo(bar)
sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__ # These are provided by python
sys.stderr = sys.__stderr__

Also using StringIO might use extra memory. You can use a dummy device instead (e.g. http://coreygoldberg.blogspot.com/2009/05/python-redirect-or-turn-off-stdout-and.html).