diff --git a/light9/Submaster.py b/light9/Submaster.py
--- a/light9/Submaster.py
+++ b/light9/Submaster.py
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ def get_sub_by_name(name, submasters=Non
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     reload_data()
     s = Submasters()
-    print s.get_all_subs()
+    print 'subs', s.get_all_subs()
     if 0: # turn this on to normalize all subs
         for sub in s.get_all_subs():
             print "before", sub
diff --git a/light9/effect/effecteval.py b/light9/effect/effecteval.py
--- a/light9/effect/effecteval.py
+++ b/light9/effect/effecteval.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ class EffectEval(object):
     def updateEffectsFromGraph(self):
         self.effectOutputs = {}
         for effect in self.graph.subjects(RDF.type, L9['Effect']):
-            print "found fx", effect
             settings = []
             for setting in self.graph.objects(effect, L9['setting']):
                 d = self.graph.value(setting, L9['device'])
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ class EffectEval(object):
 
             if settings:
                 self.effectOutputs[effect] = settings
-                print settings
         
     def outputFromEffect(self, effectSettings, songTime):
         """
diff --git a/light9/rdfdb/syncedgraph.py b/light9/rdfdb/syncedgraph.py
--- a/light9/rdfdb/syncedgraph.py
+++ b/light9/rdfdb/syncedgraph.py
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ class SyncedGraph(CurrentStateGraphApi, 
         # Rerequest the full state from the server, try the patch
         # again after that, then give up.
         debugKey = '[id=%s]' % (id(p) % 1000)
-        print ''
-        log.debug("apply local patch %s %s", debugKey, p)
+        log.debug("\napply local patch %s %s", debugKey, p)
         try:
             patchQuads(self._graph,
                        deleteQuads=p.delQuads,
diff --git a/light9/uihelpers.py b/light9/uihelpers.py
--- a/light9/uihelpers.py
+++ b/light9/uihelpers.py
@@ -103,13 +103,12 @@ def toggle_slider(s):
 
 # for lambda callbacks
 def printout(t):
-    print t
+    print 'printout', t
 
 def printevent(ev):
     for k in dir(ev):
         if not k.startswith('__'):
-            print k,getattr(ev,k)
-    print ""
+            print 'ev', k, getattr(ev,k)
 
 def eventtoparent(ev,sequence):
     "passes an event to the parent, screws up TixComboBoxes"