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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def write_out(self, message, verbosity_level=1):
 """ Convenient method for outputing. """

        if self.verbosity and self.verbosity >= verbosity_level:
            sys.stdout.write(smart_str(message))
            sys.stdout.flush()