In <mailman.1522.1348783807.27098.python-l...@python.org> Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> writes:
> On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 7:57 AM, Rikishi42 <skunkwo...@rikishi42.net> wrote: > > I have these 2 scripts that are very heavy on the file i/o, consume a very > > reasonable amount of cpu and output their counters at a - very - relaxed > > pace to the console. The output is very simply done using something like: > > > > print "files:", nFiles, "\r", > > > > > > Yet alltough there is no real reason for it, even a pace of a print every > > 10-30 secs will be cached, only to actually show an output update every 1-2 > > min or so. > Yup! Just add a call to sys.stdout.flush() after each print. Isn't terminal output line-buffered? I don't understand why there would be an output delay. (Unless the "\r" is messing things up...) -- John Gordon A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs gor...@panix.com B is for Basil, assaulted by bears -- Edward Gorey, "The Gashlycrumb Tinies" -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list