Embedding Python in Windows Applications

[Mark Hammond]

Gerson Kurz wrote:

> Thanks, but how would you do that ? For starters, I have tried the
> following test code (in your excellent PythonWin):
> 
> -----------------------------------------------
> import sys
> 
> class myclass:
>     def __init__(self):
>         self.file = open("D:\\test.log","w")
>     
>     def write(self,str):       
>         self.file.write(str)
> 
>     def __del__(self):
>         self.file.close()
> 
> old_stdout = sys.stdout
> sys.stdout = myclass()
> print "Hello, world"
> sys.stdout = old_stdout
> print "Done."
> -----------------------------------------------
> 
> Now, as expected the first print statement will write to the file,
> BUT, the second statement will raise an IO Error.

That is exactly what we expect - this discussion started because your 
"old_stdout" was invalid in the first place.  As you demonstrate, you 
can override it, but in your specific example, there is no need to 
restore it.

Mark.