diff --git a/IPython/core/display.py b/IPython/core/display.py
index ec3e9b0..0569134 100644
--- a/IPython/core/display.py
+++ b/IPython/core/display.py
@@ -279,6 +279,13 @@ def display(*objs, include=None, exclude=None, metadata=None, transient=None, di
         from IPython.display import display
 
     """
+    from IPython.core.interactiveshell import InteractiveShell
+    
+    if not InteractiveShell.initialized():
+        # Directly print objects.
+        print(*objs)
+        return
+    
     raw = kwargs.pop('raw', False)
     if transient is None:
         transient = {}
@@ -293,8 +300,6 @@ def display(*objs, include=None, exclude=None, metadata=None, transient=None, di
     if transient:
         kwargs['transient'] = transient
 
-    from IPython.core.interactiveshell import InteractiveShell
-
     if not raw:
         format = InteractiveShell.instance().display_formatter.format