How to clear screen in Python interactive shell mode?

[A. L.]

In Python interactive mode, is there some function acting like 'clear'
command in bash? Could somebody here give some advice?

Thanks in advance.

[Laszlo Zsolt Nagy]

A. L. wrote:

In Python interactive mode, is there some function acting like 'clear'
command in bash? Could somebody here give some advice?

Under Linux/UNIX system (on x86 at least) you can use the CTRL+L
combination to clear the screen.
I do not now similar for Windows and MACs.

Les

[A. L.]

Thank you very much. I have tested it under Cygwin, and that works. But
it fails under Windows Python Shell Mode.

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:18:33 -0700, A. L. wrote:

In Python interactive mode, is there some function acting like 'clear'
command in bash? Could somebody here give some advice?

Thanks in advance.

Something like this may help:

def clearscreen(num lines=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('clea r')
elif os.name in ("nt", "dos", "ce"):
# DOS/Windows
os.system('CLS' )
else:
# Fallback for other operating systems.
print '\n' * numlines
--
Steven.

[A. L.]

I have tested it under windows python console, and it works.

Thank you very much.

[bruce]

elif os.name in ("nt", "dos", "ce"):
# emacs/Windows
What`s the right statement here?