also suppress all module warnings

README.md

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ The [runSVJ](./test/runSVJ.py) script is a wrapper that can customize and run an
 * `config=[str]`: config file to customize and run (default = step_GEN)
 * `useFolders=[bool]`: read input files written with `--use-folders` option (see [Condor submission](#condor-submission))
 * `printEvents=[num]`: number of Pythia events to print (default = 1)
-* `quiet=[bool]`: suppress all Pythia printouts (default = False)
+* `quiet=[bool]`: suppress all Pythia printouts and module warnings (default = False)
 * `threads=[num]`: number of threads to run (default = 1)
 * `streams=[num]`: number of streams to run (default = 0 -> streams = threads)
 * `redir=[dir]`: xrootd redirector for input file

test/runSVJ.py

@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ def set_if_has(obj,attr,val):
     elif hasattr(process.generator,'maxEventsToPrint'):
         process.generator.maxEventsToPrint = options.printEvents
 
+if options.quiet and hasattr(process,'MessageLogger'):
+    for dest in process.MessageLogger.destinations:
+        setattr(getattr(process.MessageLogger,dest),'threshold',cms.untracked.string('ERROR'))
+
 # genjet/met settings - treat DM stand-ins as invisible
 _particles = ["genParticlesForJetsNoMuNoNu","genParticlesForJetsNoNu","genCandidatesForMET","genParticlesForMETAllVisible"]
 for _prod in _particles: