import sys class Null: """Just absorb what is given.""" def __getattr__(self): return lambda *args, **kwargs: None class SilenceStdout: """Silence sys.stdout.""" def setUp(self): """Substitute sys.stdout with something that does not print to the screen thanks to what bytecode is frozen.""" sys.stdout = Null() super().setUp() def tearDown(self): sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__ super().tearDown()