Backspace does not erase in stdout

[Grant Edwards]

On 2011-12-05, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 3:09 AM, Steven D'Aprano
><steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info> wrote:
>>
>> Is there a way to erase the character other than backspacing, writing a
>> space, then backspacing again? That feels inelegant.
>
> Emitting "\b \b" is one very common way to do a destructive backspace.
> Inelegant? Perhaps, but a common inelegance.

That's pretty much the only way I've seen it done for the past 25
years.

What would be more elegant?

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