Completely clearing the terminal window using Python

Completely clearing the terminal window using Python

How can I in Python (v 2.7.2) completely clear the terminal window?

This doesn't work since it just adds a bunch of new lines and the user can still scroll up and see earlier commands

import os  os.system('clear')  

Answer by Mattias for Completely clearing the terminal window using Python

You can not control the users terminal. That's just how it works.

Think of it like write only.

Answer by Games Brainiac for Completely clearing the terminal window using Python

I've tried this and it works:

>>> import os  >>> clear = lambda : os.system('clear')  >>> clear()  

BEFORE

AFTER clear()

Answer by Adrien for Completely clearing the terminal window using Python

On Windows:

import os  os.system('cls')  

On Linux:

import os  os.system('clear')  

Answer by Oskar for Completely clearing the terminal window using Python

Found here that the correct command to use was tput reset

import os    clear = lambda : os.system('tput reset')  clear()  

Answer by Austin Kootz for Completely clearing the terminal window using Python

for windows:

import os  def clear(): os.system('cls')  

for linux:

import os  def clear(): os.system('clear')  

then to clear the terminal simply call:

clear()  

Answer by user5673930 for Completely clearing the terminal window using Python

No need of importing any libraries. Simply call the cls function.

cls()  

Answer by kilojoules for Completely clearing the terminal window using Python

press the control and l keys together

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