Index: src/org/python/core/StdoutWrapper.java
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--- src/org/python/core/StdoutWrapper.java	(revision 3550)
+++ src/org/python/core/StdoutWrapper.java	(working copy)
@@ -95,10 +95,11 @@
     }
 
     public void print(PyObject o, boolean space, boolean newline) {
-        PyString string = o.__str__();
+        PyString string = null;
         PyObject obj = myFile();
 
         if (obj instanceof PyFile) {
+            string = o.__str__();
             PyFile file = (PyFile) obj;
             String s = string.toString();
             if (newline) {
@@ -114,6 +115,11 @@
             }
             file.softspace = space;
         } else {
+            try {
+                string = o.__str__();
+            } catch (Throwable t) {
+                string = (PyString)o;
+            }
             PyObject ss = obj.__findattr__("softspace");
             if (ss != null && ss.__nonzero__()) {
                 obj.invoke("write", Py.Space);