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Context manager that enable output when using the Python SDK.

This will print to stdout and stderr things such as

  1. Logs from running functions
  2. Status of creating objects
  3. Map progress

Example:

To suppress progress indicators, use output_manager.set_quiet_mode(True). To enable timestamps, use output_manager.set_timestamps(True).

modal.enable_output
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