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diff --git a/pysnmp/debug.py b/pysnmp/debug.py
index d3f1f367..01bf8e02 100644
--- a/pysnmp/debug.py
+++ b/pysnmp/debug.py
@@ -35,10 +35,9 @@ class Debug:
defaultPrinter = sys.stderr.write
def __init__(self, *flags):
self._flags = flagNone
- if self.defaultPrinter:
- self._printer = self.defaultPrinter
- else:
- self._printer = lambda x: None # stderr may not be available
+ if not self.defaultPrinter:
+ raise error.PySnmpError('Null debug writer specified')
+ self._printer = self.defaultPrinter
self('running pysnmp version %s' % __version__)
for f in flags:
inverse = f and f[0] in ('!', '~')