suppress output on library import in python

Question

I have a library that I need to import on my code. However, whenever it is imported it outputs several lines of data to the console. How can I suppress the output?

Thanks

Answer 1

import os
import sys

# silence command-line output temporarily
sys.stdout, sys.stderr = os.devnull, os.devnull

# import the desired library
import library

# unsilence command-line output
sys.stdout, sys.stderr = sys.__stdout__, sys.__stderr__