How can I print over the current line in Python 2.7?

Question

I want to have a simple counter on a line that changes. I have the following:

from __future__ import print_function
from time import sleep
for i in range(400):
    print("\r" + str(i), end = "")
    sleep(0.5)

In Python 3, it works fine, with the counter incrementing on the same line, but in Python 2, nothing displays. How can I get it to display in Python 2?

EDIT: I am inclined towards solutions that work for both Python 2 and 3.

works for me just ensure that the (output is unbuffered)[http://stackoverflow.com/questions/107705/disable-output-buffering] — keety, May 10 '15 at 18:50

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 10 '15 at 18:52

1

This should do what you want:

from sys import stdout
from time import sleep
for i in range(400):
    print"\r"+str(i),
    stdout.flush()
    sleep(0.5)

answered May 10 '15 at 18:52

FLIR31207

73
1
7

How can I print over the current line in Python 2.7?

1 Answers1