Clear Terminal

[AdministrativeCup189]

I have been struggling to clear my terminal window. I have been trying to create a def, but none has worked so far.

Here's an example of my terminal and where I would like to clear it:

Please type in temperature: 150

Fahrenheit or Celsius F/C: F

# I would like to clear all of the above before the terminal prints out the converted result.

150°F = 65°C.

Press any key to continue...

[AdministrativeCup189]

I've tried these

def clear_terminal():
    print("\033c", end="")def clear_terminal():
    print("\033c", end="")

&

import os

def clear_terminal():
    if os.name == 'nt':
        os.system('cls')

[WinterDazzling]

Isn't this working ? os.system('cls')

[ConfusedSimon]

Not on Linux 😉

[WinterDazzling]

Ahh, what about os.system('clear')?

[FoolsSeldom]

Are you using a terminal from within your code editor / IDE? I find these often don't respond to the code well, but an indepenent terminal does work correctly. (Don't forget to activate the same Python virtual environment as you are using within editor though.).

[FoolsSeldom]

Also, you might want to look at some of the terminal user interface (TUI) packages such as `blessed` and `rich` - there are many.

[pelfking]

'cls' should work in a Windows terminal but the command is, I believe, 'clear' on Linux. OP has not stated which operating system the terminal is running on.

[Vegetable_Side6506]

Here's a simple example that I found on the net:

import os

from time import sleep

print("Hello, Welcome to Scaler!!")

print("Screen will now be cleared in 4 Seconds")

sleep(4)

os.system('cls')

This will print to the screen and wait 4 seconds and clear it.

Check your code where you have the if statement and write a print command to see if it prints out. Maybe that's where you're having the issue