from cStringIO import StringIO # Python3 use: from io import StringIOimport sysold_stdout = sys.stdoutsys.stdout = mystdout = StringIO()# blah blah lots of pre ...sys.stdout = old_stdout# examine mystdout.getvalue()

from cStringIO import StringIO # Python3 use: from io import StringIOimport sysold_stdout = sys.stdoutsys.stdout = mystdout = StringIO()# blah blah lots of pre ...sys.stdout = old_stdout# examine mystdout.getvalue()