Using c++ stream operator << in python. This gist is from python cookbook.

cout.py

class IOManipulator(object):
    def __init__(self, function=None):
        self.function = function
    def do(self, output):
        self.function(output)

def do_endl(stream):
    stream.output.write('\n')
    stream.output.flush()

endl = IOManipulator(do_endl)

class OStream(object):
    def __init__(self, output=None):
        if output is None:
            import sys
            output = sys.stdout
            self.output = output
            self.format = '%s'
            
    def __lshift__(self, thing):
        '''Python will call this function when you use << with left operator being OStream
        '''
        if isinstance(thing, IOManipulator):
            thing.do(self)
        else:
            self.output.write(self.format % thing)
            self.format = '%s'
        return self
    
def example_main():
    cout = OStream()
    cout << "The average of " << 1 << " and " << 3 << " is " << (1+3)/2 << endl

if __name__ == '__main__':
    example_main()