Writing to SdtErr

[Michael Hudson]

sburr at home.com (sburrious) writes:

> Michael Hudson <mwh at python.net> wrote in message news:<u8ze36bit.fsf at python.net>...
> > "Mike Peat" <mike at unicorn-fs.com> writes:
> > 
> > > Can anyone tell me how to:
> 
> > > 2) Write (print) to the StdErr channel instead of StdOut?
> > 
> > print >> sys.stderr, "foo"
> 
> Don't let Alex Martelli catch you promoting the use of ">>."  :)

No, I exactly want people to see it to show that it isn't necessarily
horrible :-).

[...]
> sys.stderr.write("Now go away,\n")
[...]
> sys.stdout = sys.stderr
> print "Your father was a hamster,"
> sys.stdout = stdoutholder
[...]

Less horrible than these (in most cases, anyway).

not-prepared-to-argue-on-this-one-so-don't-even-bother-ly y'rs
M.

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