try:
sys.stdout.write(" ")
sys.stdout.flush()
except IOError:
class dummyStream:
''' dummyStream behaves like a stream but does nothing. '''
def __init__(self): pass
def write(self,data): pass
def read(self,data): pass
def flush(self): pass
def close(self): pass
# and now redirect all default streams to this dummyStream:
sys.stdout = dummyStream()
sys.stderr = dummyStream()
sys.stdin = dummyStream()
sys.__stdout__ = dummyStream()
sys.__stderr__ = dummyStream()
sys.__stdin__ = dummyStream()