sys.stdout.write() question

[Reinhold Birkenfeld]

Gian Mario Tagliaretti wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> It is (I hope) a simple question,
> I cannot figure out why sys.stdout.write() doesn't print immediatly the first 
> text in the small example below, but before it process the code in between 
> and then print both lines in one time.
> 
> #!/usr/bin/env python
> import sys, time
> sys.stdout.write('write ')
> time.sleep(3)
> sys.stdout.write('this\n')
> 
> if you try to run this, before it will wait 3 seconds and then print "write 
> this" in one time.

Apparently the stdout "file" is buffered on your system. Have a look at
file.flush() which could help you out.

Reinhold

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