sys.stdout.write() question

[Peter Hansen]

Gian Mario Tagliaretti wrote:

> 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.

sys.stdout.flush().  Flush on a file object pushes out all the data
that has been buffered to that point.

-Peter