Clear terminal without creating empty space in python

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I have found no method of clearing the terminal window from within a python script that does so without creating a huge empty space above the screen. I am writing a script that needs to periodically update the screen and doing so using os.system("clear") makes for a long scroll to see wherever you were before running the script. [edit] os.system("tput reset") also does this [/edit]

Edit: I forgot to mention which operating system I'm using, it's Mac OS X 10.10.

To clarify, I am not looking for just any way to clear the screen, I am looking for a way that is not functionally equivalent to hitting enter a bunch of times. (e.g. print("\n\n\n\n\n\n..."))

I don't understand your question. What do you mean by "huge empty space above the screen"? Isn't that what you want, if you are going to clear the screen? — Keith
– Keith, Commented May 22, 2016 at 22:55

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:24:00Z

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""" You can try:

os.system('tput reset')

To hide the return value, use:

variable = os.system('tput reset')

"""

as seen :: How to clear python console (i.e. Ctrl+L command line equivalent)

Or the answer to a similar question I actually asked a while back...

""" What you're looking for is:

print("{}/100".format(k), "\r", end="")

\r is carriage return, which returns the cursor to the beginning of the line. In effect, whatever is printed will overwrite the previous printed text. end="" is to prevent \n after printing (to stay on the same line).

In Python 2, the same can be achieved with:

print "{}/100".format(k), "\r",

""" as seen :: Unprint a line on the console in Python?

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:24

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Arcuritech Over a year ago

I am looking for a way that is not functionally equivalent to hitting enter a bunch of times. Thanks for the effort though.

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