python piping subprocesses failes if print() is in vpy script

[_Al_]

I have simple command line, which works ok, as it suppose to:

vspipe.exe  test.vpy -c y4m - | ffmpeg.exe -y -i -  out.mp4

test.vpy:

from vapoursynth import core
clip = core.ffms2.Source('source.avi')
clip.set_output()
print("Hi")

Notice that print() statement in it. In command prompt it works fine. Also it works in python script, as in code below, BUT only without that print() line in vapoursynth script:

import subprocess
import shlex

cmd = 'vspipe.exe  test.vpy -c y4m - | ffmpeg.exe -y -i -  out.mp4'
new_args = cmd.split('|')
cmd_lists = [shlex.split(arg) for arg in new_args]
process1 = subprocess.Popen(cmd_lists[0], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
output, _ = process1.communicate()

process2 = subprocess.Popen(cmd_lists[1], stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
output2, _ = process2.communicate(input=output)

So if that print() is in that script, it fails if using python to encode.
Does anyone know what is going on? I tried to redirect stdout to nul, like below , it did not help.

import subprocess
import shlex
import contextlib
import os

cmd = 'vspipe.exe  test.vpy -c y4m - | ffmpeg.exe -y -i -  out.mp4'
new_args = cmd.split('|')
cmd_lists = [shlex.split(arg) for arg in new_args]

with contextlib.redirect_stdout(open(os.devnull, 'w')):
    process1 = subprocess.Popen(cmd_lists[0], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
    output, _ = process1.communicate()
    process2 = subprocess.Popen(cmd_lists[1], stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
    output2, _ = process2.communicate(input=output)

[HolyWu]

import sys
print("Hi", file=sys.stderr)

[_Al_]

Thanks! :-)