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# autogen.io.IOStream

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```python theme={null}
IOStream()
```

A protocol for input/output streams.

### Static Methods

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#### get\_default

```python theme={null}
get_default() -> IOStreamProtocol | AsyncIOStreamProtocol
```

Get the default input/output stream.<br />Returns: <br />    IOStream: The default input/output stream.

<b>Returns:</b>

| Type                                                                                                                                                 | Description                                |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| [IOStreamProtocol](/docs/api-reference/autogen/io/IOStreamProtocol) \| [AsyncIOStreamProtocol](/docs/api-reference/autogen/io/AsyncIOStreamProtocol) | IOStream: The default input/output stream. |

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#### get\_global\_default

```python theme={null}
get_global_default() -> IOStreamProtocol | AsyncIOStreamProtocol
```

Get the default input/output stream.<br />Returns: <br />    IOStream: The default input/output stream.

<b>Returns:</b>

| Type                                                                                                                                                 | Description                                |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| [IOStreamProtocol](/docs/api-reference/autogen/io/IOStreamProtocol) \| [AsyncIOStreamProtocol](/docs/api-reference/autogen/io/AsyncIOStreamProtocol) | IOStream: The default input/output stream. |

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#### set\_default

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set_default(stream: IOStreamProtocol | AsyncIOStreamProtocol | None) -> Iterator[None]
```

Set the default input/output stream.<br />

<b>Parameters:</b>

| Name     | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `stream` | The input/output stream to set as the default.<br /><br />**Type:** [IOStreamProtocol](/docs/api-reference/autogen/io/IOStreamProtocol) \| [AsyncIOStreamProtocol](/docs/api-reference/autogen/io/AsyncIOStreamProtocol) \| None |

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#### set\_global\_default

```python theme={null}
set_global_default(stream: IOStreamProtocol | AsyncIOStreamProtocol) -> None
```

Set the default input/output stream.<br />

<b>Parameters:</b>

| Name     | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `stream` | The input/output stream to set as the default.<br /><br />**Type:** [IOStreamProtocol](/docs/api-reference/autogen/io/IOStreamProtocol) \| [AsyncIOStreamProtocol](/docs/api-reference/autogen/io/AsyncIOStreamProtocol) |

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