os.system('cls')

[Dennis van Oosterhout]

Btw...does that mean that system('cls') only works on Windows...or to
say it otherwise: the program isn't platform independant?

2008/12/25 Dennis van Oosterhout <de.slotenzwemmer at gmail.com>:
> Hello Arno,
>
> thanks for the explanation! I have one more question: on the python
> site it says it's better to replace the system commands by subprocess
> and Popen.
> Now I searched for some good example for my specific case (as I have
> no idea how it should work and I don't get it any clearer by reading
> http://docs.python.org/3.0/library/subprocess.html#module-subprocess)
> and I found this:
>
>> import subprocess
>> def clear():
>>     subProcess.Popen('clear')
>
> But it just doesn't seem to work. Would you have any idea how it would work?
>
> Once more thanks for the first answer,
>
> Devilly
>
>
> 2008/12/25 Python <python at rgbaz.eu>
>>
>> On 25 dec 2008, at 11:22, Dennis van Oosterhout wrote:
>>
>>> Hi there! I was searching for a way to clear the 'DOS screen'/command screen etc. and found that os.system('cls') works for this. I was just wondering where I can find al the commands which can be used for os.system(). I searched with google but I didn't find an answer. In the official python tutorial it says os.system('command') executes the command, but it doesn't say which commands exist (or I'm just blind).
>>>
>>> Does anyone have an answer for this question?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Devilly
>>
>> Hey Deville,
>>
>>
>> os.system() executes commands that you usually use in a shell outside python.
>> so in the case of you being a windows user, you replace 'command' with any DOS
>> command.
>>
>> gr
>> Arno
>