Redirect stdout to a file in Python?

Question

How do I redirect stdout to an arbitrary file in Python?

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Answer 1

The other answers didn't cover the case where you want forked processes to share your new stdout.

To do that:

from os import open, close, dup, O_WRONLY

old = dup(1)
close(1)
open("file", O_WRONLY) # should open on 1

..... do stuff and then restore

close(1)
dup(old) # should dup to 1
close(old) # get rid of left overs