--- esearch.py+	2004-09-26 04:56:23.000000000 -0500
+++ esearch.py	2005-09-05 10:40:23.000000000 -0500
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@
 def outofdateerror():
     error("The version of the esearch index is out of date, please run " + green("eupdatedb"))
 
+if sys.stdout.isatty() == 0:
+    nocolor()
 
 try:
     sys.path.append(esearchdbdir)