How to print to stderr in Python?

Question

There are many ways to write stderr: # Note: this first one does not work in Python 3 print >> sys.stderr, "spam" sys.stderr.write("spam\n") os.write(2, b"spam\n") from __future__ import print_function print("spam", file=sys.stderr) That seems to contradict zen of Python #13 †, so what's the difference here and are there any advantages or disadvantages to one way or the other? Which way should be used? † There should be one — and preferably only one — obvious way to do it. Select the correct answer from above options

Answer 1

You can refer to this code: from __future__ import print_function import sys def eprint(*args, **kwargs): print(*args, file=sys.stderr, **kwargs) This is much easier and flexible than the other methods. Here, the eprint function behaves the same as the print function: Ex- >>>print(“Hello”) Hello >>>eprint(“Hello”) Hello