#!/bin/python

import sys
import io
import contextlib


@contextlib.contextmanager
def patch_stdout():
    sio = io.StringIO()
    sys.stdout = sio
    try:
        yield sio
    finally:
        sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__


with patch_stdout() as sio:
    print("dumb object")


print('value: {}'.format(sio.getvalue()))