Yes, that can be a simple but powerful live on screen log. I developed a library to use an API from a SaaS vendor, in much the same way as the author. It was my first such project & I learned the hard way (wasted time, luckily no data loss or corruption) that print() was an excellent way to keep tabs on progress. On more than one occasion it saved me when the results started scrolling by and I did an oh sh*t! as I rushed to kill the job.