tests/silenttestrunner.py

--- a/tests/silenttestrunner.py	Fri Nov 14 05:58:59 2014 -0800
+++ b/tests/silenttestrunner.py	Thu Nov 13 15:47:15 2014 -0500
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import unittest, sys
+import unittest, sys, os
 
 def main(modulename):
     '''run the tests found in module, printing nothing when all tests pass'''
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@
             print
             sys.stdout.write(exc)
         sys.exit(1)
+
+if os.environ.get('SILENT_BE_NOISY'):
+    main = unittest.main