Hello, 
when using an embedded python interpreter in a C++ program, which itself uses MPI, the embedded script's error messages are not flushed properly. 
(see the whole discussion in this StackOverflow : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29352485/python-print-not-working-when-embedded-into-mpi-program/49076389#49076389).

The current preferred solution involves adding a few calls to flush_io in the C++. 
However, flush_io is a `static` function in `pythonrun.c`, and is not visible in the C-API.

Would it be possible to remove its static attribute, and add a reference to it in pythonrun.h?
Or maybe there is another method to flush IO from the C-API?

PyObject_CallMethod(file, "flush", NULL)

To follow up on the StackOverflow discussion: A call to PyErr_Print should invoke sys.excepthook. Unless sys.excepthook was changed, this should print the message *and* flush standard output.
If it doesn't, I recommend investigating why.

If that does not work, you can flush stderr with two function calls:

    sys_stderr = PySys_GetObject("stderr");
    PyObject_CallMethodNoArgs(sys_stderr, "flush");

plus the necessary error handling if any returns NULL, of course.

And/or the same thing with stdout. The flush_io function does exactly this (for both stdout and stderr).
I don't think this is general enough to expose as an API -- IMO it's better to be explicit and call the flush method as above.