Capturing print output from shared library called from python with ctypes module

Question

I am working with a shared library that is being called through the ctypes module. I would like to redirect the stdout associated with this module to a variable or a file t

Answer 1

Simplest example, because this question in google top.

import os
from ctypes import CDLL

libc = CDLL(None)
stdout = os.dup(1)
silent = os.open(os.devnull, os.O_WRONLY)
os.dup2(silent, 1)
libc.printf(b"Hate this text")
os.dup2(stdout, 1)