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Disable output buffering Question: Is output buffering enabled by default in Python’s interpreter for sys.stdout? If the answer is positive, what are all the ways to disable it? Suggestions so far: Use the -u command line switch Wrap sys.stdout in an object that flushes after every write Set PYTHONUNBUFFERED env var sys.stdout = os.fdopen(sys.stdout.fileno(), ‘w’, …