Question

how do i clear the screen in python just like we do using (clrscr) in c+? I have just started ......

Answer 1

I don't know of a built in command but you could do something like:

print '\n' * 70

Or stick that in a function called clrscr.

Answer 2

sry. this what it comes up when i enter clrscr or print '\n' * 70 :

>>> clrscr
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#8>", line 1, in <module>
clrscr
NameError: name 'clrscr' is not defined
>>> '\n'*70
'\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n'
>>> print '\n'*70
SyntaxError: invalid syntax (<pyshell#10>, line 1)

is there any other way. thanx in advance. ?

Answer 3

Can you enter: print '\n' ? That should print one new line. If that works you can print many new lines by printing many \n's.

Answer 4

Just print in Python generates a new line, i.e.,
for i in xrange(NUMBEROFNEWLINES):
print

Answer 5

Something like this may help:

def clearscreen(numlines=100):
"""Clear the console.

numlines is an optional argument used only as a fall-back.
"""
import os
if os.name == "posix":
# Unix/Linux/MacOS/BSD/etc
os.system('clear')
elif os.name in ("nt", "dos", "ce"):
# DOS/Windows
os.system('CLS')
else:
# Fallback for other operating systems.
print '\n' * numlines