sys.stdout is not flushed

[Jankins]

On Nov 23, 4:08 pm, "Diez B. Roggisch" <de... at nospam.web.de> wrote:
> Jankins schrieb:
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> > I am trying to use sys.stdout to print out "process-bar" like:
> > -->1%
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> > Here is my program ‘test.py’:
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> > from sys import stdout
> > for v in range(10):
> >     stdout.write('-->%d' % v)
> >     stdout.flush()
> > else:
> >     stdout.write('done!')
> > #end for
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> > Then, I use 'python -u test.py' to run this script. But what I get
> > is :
> > -->0-->1-->2-->3-->4-->5-->6-->7-->8-->9done!
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> > I am suppose to get 'done!'.
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> > Can anybody help me about this?
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> You misunderstand what "flush" means. It is not about clearing the
> screen, or the line.
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> Try printing
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>    stdout.write('\r-->%d')
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> Diez

It works. I did misunderstood the meaning the 'flush'.
Thanks so much.