diff --git a/py/misc/stdoutcapture.py b/py/misc/stdoutcapture.py
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--- a/py/misc/stdoutcapture.py
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@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-"""
-A quick hack to capture stdout/stderr.
-"""
-
-import os, sys
-
-
-class Capture:
-
-    def __init__(self, mixed_out_err = False):
-        "Start capture of the Unix-level stdout and stderr."
-        if (not hasattr(os, 'tmpfile') or
-            not hasattr(os, 'dup') or
-            not hasattr(os, 'dup2') or
-            not hasattr(os, 'fdopen')):
-            self.dummy = 1
-        else:
-            self.dummy = 0
-            # make new stdout/stderr files if needed
-            self.localoutfd = os.dup(1)
-            self.localerrfd = os.dup(2)
-            if hasattr(sys.stdout, 'fileno') and sys.stdout.fileno() == 1:
-                self.saved_stdout = sys.stdout
-                sys.stdout = os.fdopen(self.localoutfd, 'w', 1)
-            else:
-                self.saved_stdout = None
-            if hasattr(sys.stderr, 'fileno') and sys.stderr.fileno() == 2:
-                self.saved_stderr = sys.stderr
-                sys.stderr = os.fdopen(self.localerrfd, 'w', 0)
-            else:
-                self.saved_stderr = None
-            self.tmpout = os.tmpfile()
-            if mixed_out_err:
-                self.tmperr = self.tmpout
-            else:
-                self.tmperr = os.tmpfile()
-            os.dup2(self.tmpout.fileno(), 1)
-            os.dup2(self.tmperr.fileno(), 2)
-
-    def done(self):
-        "End capture and return the captured text (stdoutfile, stderrfile)."
-        if self.dummy:
-            import cStringIO
-            return cStringIO.StringIO(), cStringIO.StringIO()
-        else:
-            os.dup2(self.localoutfd, 1)
-            os.dup2(self.localerrfd, 2)
-            if self.saved_stdout is not None:
-                f = sys.stdout
-                sys.stdout = self.saved_stdout
-                f.close()
-            else:
-                os.close(self.localoutfd)
-            if self.saved_stderr is not None:
-                f = sys.stderr
-                sys.stderr = self.saved_stderr
-                f.close()
-            else:
-                os.close(self.localerrfd)
-            self.tmpout.seek(0)
-            self.tmperr.seek(0)
-            return self.tmpout, self.tmperr
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    # test
-    c = Capture()
-    try:
-        os.system('echo hello')
-    finally:
-        fout, ferr = c.done()
-    print 'Output:', `fout.read()`
-    print 'Error:', `ferr.read()`