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Provide the full working example for a user asking a question on the video "How to Capture What Is Written to stdout in Python"
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t.py
import contextlib
import io
captured_output = io.StringIO()
with contextlib.redirect_stdout(captured_output):
help(pow)
captured_string = captured_output.getvalue()
print(captured_string.upper())
# Output from the terminal:
"""
$ python t.py
HELP ON BUILT-IN FUNCTION POW IN MODULE BUILTINS:
POW(X, Y, Z=NONE, /)
EQUIVALENT TO X**Y (WITH TWO ARGUMENTS) OR X**Y % Z (WITH THREE ARGUMENTS)
SOME TYPES, SUCH AS INTS, ARE ABLE TO USE A MORE EFFICIENT ALGORITHM WHEN
INVOKED USING THE THREE ARGUMENT FORM.
"""
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