write_stderr() function is unnecessary

pavelib/servers.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import sys
 import argparse
 from paver.easy import *
 from .utils.cmd import django_cmd
-from .utils.process import write_stderr, run_process, run_multi_processes
+from .utils.process import run_process, run_multi_processes
 
 
 DEFAULT_PORT = {"lms": 8000, "studio": 8001}
@@ -164,4 +164,4 @@ def check_settings(args):
         sh("{import_cmd} | {shell_cmd}".format(import_cmd=import_cmd, shell_cmd=django_shell_cmd))
 
     except:
-        write_stderr("Failed to import settings\n")
+        print("Failed to import settings", file=sys.stderr)

pavelib/utils/process.py

@@ -9,14 +9,6 @@ import signal
 import psutil
 
 
-def write_stderr(message):
-    """
-    Print a `message` str to stderr.
-    """
-    sys.stderr.write(message)
-    sys.stderr.flush()
-
-
 def kill_process(proc):
     """
     Kill the process `proc` created with `subprocess`.
@@ -61,7 +53,7 @@ def run_multi_processes(cmd_list, out_log=None, err_log=None):
         print("Processes ending")
 
     except Exception as err:
-        write_stderr("Error running process {}\n".format(err))
+        print("Error running process {}".format(err), file=sys.stderr)
 
     finally:
         for pid in pids: