Redirect stdout and capture its output in an object?
import sys # a simple class with a write method class WritableObject: def __init__(self): self.content = [] def write(self, string): self.content.append(string) # example with redirection of sys.stdout foo = WritableObject() # a writable object sys.stdout = foo # redirection print "one, two, three, four" # some writing And then just take the "output" from foo.content and do what you want with it.
Please disregard if I have misunderstood your requirement.