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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Letter Game Refinement

Posted by gooshtat
gooshtat
1,455 Points

Cannot clear screen

In the "Letter Game Refinement" segment a clear function is defined that is used to clear the screen in order to keep it tidy. I tried this code in IDLE and instead of clearing my screen it opened a shell window for a split second and then closed it (assume it was the python shell but could have been cmd). My IDLE screen remained unchanged. Is it possible that os.system('clear') does not work the same way in IDLE as shown in the video? Or do I have a silly mistake in the code? Many thanks.

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

2 Answers

Jeremiah Bushau
Jeremiah Bushau
24,061 Points

I believe you are correct. The above function can clear the console/terminal but in IDLE it will not work. Here is a stackoverflow question about this http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1432480/any-way-to-clear-pythons-idle-window#1433818.

Beshoy Megalaa
Beshoy Megalaa
3,429 Points
Beshoy Megalaa
Beshoy Megalaa
3,429 Points

os.system('cls')/os.system('clear') only work in terminal/console and not idle.