Slow print

typed_print.py

import time, random

__python_print = print  # save the original print function


def typed_print(*values, sep=' ', end='\n', file=None, flush=True):
    """ Prints the values with a random delay between each character to make it look like it is being typed. The flush parameter must be True for this to work, otherwise it will just use the normal print function. """
    if flush == False:
        # without flush this wont work so just use the normal print
        __python_print(*values, sep=sep, end=end, file=file, flush=flush)
        return
    text = sep.join(str(v) for v in values)  # join the values with the separator
    for c in text:
        __python_print(c, sep="", end="", file=file, flush=True)  # print each character
        time.sleep(random.randint(20, 80) / 1000)  # sleep for a random amount of time to simulate typing
    if end:
        __python_print(end, sep="", end="", file=file, flush=True)  # print the end


def patch_print():
    """ Patches the print function to use the typed_print function. """
    global print
    print = typed_print


def unpatch_print():
    """ Unpatches the print function to use the original print function. """
    global print
    print = __python_print


if __name__ == "__main__":
    lorem_ipsum = "Hello, world! Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam ut arcu id est facilisis blandit."

    print(lorem_ipsum)  # normal print

    patch_print()

    print(lorem_ipsum)  # patched print (print is now typed_print)

    unpatch_print()

    print(lorem_ipsum)  # unpatched print (print is now __python_print)

Made in response to https://stackoverflow.com/a/75016243/2531987