How to clear the console without cleaning the variable values in python?

Question

After entering data and displayed something, I want to get clear the console. eg:-

num1=int(input('Number 1: '))
print(num1)

Then in the next code line, I want to clear the console to next process, without cleaning the num1 variable value.

This is the java method that can solve my problem. I want the python code as this.

public final static void clearConsole() {
         try {
             final String os = System.getProperty("os.name");
             if (os.contains("Windows")) {
                new ProcessBuilder("cmd", "/c", "cls").inheritIO().start().waitFor();
             } else {
                 System.out.print("\033[H\033[2J");
                 System.out.flush();
             }
         } catch (final Exception e) {
         e.printStackTrace();
         // Handle any exceptions.
         }
    }

and clear the console between the entering data and the print? — NahuelBrandan, Nov 15 '20 at 13:59
are you looking for `os.system('cls')`? (or `os.system('clc')` on Linux) — Mansoor, Nov 15 '20 at 14:05
@M.A I don't know what `clc` should be on Linux, but `clear` does the job for me. — Niklas Mertsch, Nov 15 '20 at 14:11
Does this answer your question? [How to clear the interpreter console?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/517970/how-to-clear-the-interpreter-console) — Tomerikoo, Nov 15 '20 at 14:19

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 15 '20 at 14:09

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do you mean something like this?

import os

num1=int(input('Number 1: '))
_ = os.system("clear")

print(num1)

cleaning the console between the entering data and the print.

answered Nov 15 '20 at 14:09

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 15 '20 at 14:41

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You need the os module for this. cls is the clear console command for windows. If you are using a Linux distro it will be clear

import os

num1 = int(input('Number 1: '))
print(num1)

os.system("cls")

print(num1)

When I run this, I still can access the value of the variable num1

answered Nov 15 '20 at 14:41

Pro Chess

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Check that thread > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1432480/any-way-to-clear-pythons-idle-window There is no way you can clear the console of an IDLE. Run your script from terminal as `python your_script.py` – Pro Chess Nov 15 '20 at 15:14

How to clear the console without cleaning the variable values in python?

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