How to clear the screen in python terminal ?

Question

I need help

Answer 1

>>> import os
>>> os.system('cls')

Answer 2

Don't answer your own question and mark it as best.

Answer 3

Unfortunately, shelling out to os just clears the screen in a new process, which promptly exits. :/

If you want to clear the current output, which is attached to a console:

# Windows, same as Ctrl-L (printer form feed: new sheet of paper):
print (chr(12))

# Linux, OSX, Android (terminals):
esc = chr(27)
print(esc + '[2J' + esc + '[0;0H')

Explanation:
ANSI escape sequences.
Escape [2J wipes the screen but leaves the cursor
Escape [0;0H homes the cursor to position (0,0)

Answer 4

@~ swim ~ That would cause the new text to appear at the bottom of the screen. I mean, it's not that big of a deal, but just to let Boojelben know.

Answer 5

@~ swim ~ :D

Answer 6

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Answer 7

One additional detail: check that os.system() is not returning -1 (it is here)

This could be for a few reasons:
Unable to start command interpreter
'cls' is an internal (not an external) command (it may even be looking for cls.exe)
spawning %COMSPEC% is blocked by group policy (it is on SoloLearn)

But I believe anything other than 0 is an error.