1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Mailman/Utils.py b/Mailman/Utils.py
index 8188cf15b..1c111b63b 100644
--- a/Mailman/Utils.py
+++ b/Mailman/Utils.py
@@ -632,3 +632,23 @@ def unhexlify(s):
     for i in range(0, len(s), 2):
         append(chr(int16(s[i:i+2], 16)))
     return string.join(acc, '')
+
+
+
+def write(*args, **kws):
+    file = sys.stdout
+    sep = ' '
+    end = '\n'
+    if kws.has_key('file'):
+        file = kws['file']
+        del kws['file']
+    if kws.has_key('nl'):
+        if not kws['nl']:
+            end = ' '
+        del kws['nl']
+    if kws.has_key('sep'):
+        sep = kws['sep']
+        del kws['sep']
+    if kws:
+        raise TypeError('unexpected keywords')
+    file.write(sep.join(map(str, args)) + end)