1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fb.py b/fb.py
index c1e4c5e..1557ed9 100755
--- a/fb.py
+++ b/fb.py
@@ -239,6 +239,10 @@ class ProgressBar:
 
     def __init__(self):
         samplecount = 20
+        self.display_progress = True
+        if not sys.stderr.isatty():
+            self.display_progress = False
+
         self.progressData = {
                 "lastUpdateTime": time.time(),
                 "ullast": 0,
@@ -259,6 +263,9 @@ class ProgressBar:
         data = self.progressData
         assert data["ulGlobalTotal"] > 0
 
+        if not self.display_progress:
+            return
+
         # update values here because if we carry one progress bar over multiple
         # requests we could miss update when running after the rate limiter
         uldiff = ulnow - data['ullast']