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import os

class Silence:
    """Context manager which uses low-level file descriptors to suppress
    output to stdout/stderr, optionally redirecting to the named file(s).
    
    >>> import sys, numpy.f2py
    >>> # build a test fortran extension module with F2PY
    ...
    >>> with open('hellofortran.f', 'w') as f:
    ...     f.write('''\
    ...       integer function foo (n)
    ...           integer n
    ...           print *, "Hello from Fortran!"
    ...           print *, "n = ", n
    ...           foo = n
    ...       end
    ...       ''')
    ...
    >>> sys.argv = ['f2py', '-c', '-m', 'hellofortran', 'hellofortran.f']
    >>> with Silence():
    ...     # assuming this succeeds, since output is suppressed
    ...     numpy.f2py.main()
    ...
    >>> import hellofortran
    >>> foo = hellofortran.foo(1)
     Hello from Fortran!
     n =  1
    >>> print "Before silence"
    Before silence
    >>> with Silence(stdout='output.txt', mode='w'):
    ...     print "Hello from Python!"
    ...     bar = hellofortran.foo(2)
    ...     with Silence():
    ...         print "This will fall on deaf ears"
    ...         baz = hellofortran.foo(3)
    ...     print "Goodbye from Python!"
    ...
    ...
    >>> print "After silence"
    After silence
    >>> # ... do some other stuff ...
    ...
    >>> with Silence(stderr='output.txt', mode='a'):
    ...     # appending to existing file
    ...     print >> sys.stderr, "Hello from stderr"
    ...     print "Stdout redirected to os.devnull"
    ...
    ...
    >>> # check the redirected output
    ...
    >>> with open('output.txt', 'r') as f:
    ...     print "=== contents of 'output.txt' ==="
    ...     print f.read()
    ...     print "================================"
    ...
    === contents of 'output.txt' ===
    Hello from Python!
     Hello from Fortran!
     n =  2
    Goodbye from Python!
    Hello from stderr
    
    ================================
    >>> foo, bar, baz
    (1, 2, 3)
    >>>

    """
    def __init__(self, stdout=os.devnull, stderr=os.devnull, mode='w'):
        self.outfiles = stdout, stderr
        self.combine = (stdout == stderr)
        self.mode = mode
        
    def __enter__(self):
        import sys
        self.sys = sys
        # save previous stdout/stderr
        self.saved_streams = saved_streams = sys.__stdout__, sys.__stderr__
        self.fds = fds = [s.fileno() for s in saved_streams]
        self.saved_fds = map(os.dup, fds)
        # flush any pending output
        for s in saved_streams: s.flush()

        # open surrogate files
        if self.combine: 
            null_streams = [open(self.outfiles[0], self.mode, 0)] * 2
            if self.outfiles[0] != os.devnull:
                # disable buffering so output is merged immediately
                sys.stdout, sys.stderr = map(os.fdopen, fds, ['w']*2, [0]*2)
        else: null_streams = [open(f, self.mode, 0) for f in self.outfiles]
        self.null_fds = null_fds = [s.fileno() for s in null_streams]
        self.null_streams = null_streams
        
        # overwrite file objects and low-level file descriptors
        map(os.dup2, null_fds, fds)

    def __exit__(self, *args):
        sys = self.sys
        # flush any pending output
        for s in self.saved_streams: s.flush()
        # restore original streams and file descriptors
        map(os.dup2, self.saved_fds, self.fds)
        sys.stdout, sys.stderr = self.saved_streams
        # clean up
        for s in self.null_streams: s.close()
        for fd in self.saved_fds: os.close(fd)
        return False

Diff to Previous Revision

--- revision 2 2011-02-12 00:03:21
+++ revision 3 2012-01-26 02:14:25
@@ -104,4 +104,5 @@
         sys.stdout, sys.stderr = self.saved_streams
         # clean up
         for s in self.null_streams: s.close()
+        for fd in self.saved_fds: os.close(fd)
         return False

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