how do i clear the output screen or terminal in python? os.system("clear") and os.system("cls") did not work. (In google collaboratory)

Question

I am trying to design a game in Python. Where it will take inputs from five users.But i do not want the user's to know each others inputs. So i would like to erase the screen after taking a input from the user and then ask the next user.Is there any way to accomplish this?

I tried taking in inputs but the terminal shows the previous line revealing the input given by the previous user. Is there any way to hide it

User1=int(input("enter your number Player1"))
User2=int(input("enter your number Player2"))
User3=int(input("enter your number Player3"))
User4=int(input("enter your number Player4"))
User5=int(input("enter your number Player5"))

It is displaying the input taken by the previous User. I need a way to hide it.

I have tried using import os and using os.system('cls') but that did not work.(I was Using google colab)

import os

User1=int(input("enter your number Player1 "))
os.system('cls')
User2=int(input("enter your number Player2 "))
os.system('cls')
User3=int(input("enter your number Player3 "))
os.system('cls')
User4=int(input("enter your number Player4 "))
os.system('cls')
User5=int(input("enter your number Player5 "))

Does this answer your question? [how to clear the screen in python](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4810537/how-to-clear-the-screen-in-python) — Pranav Hosangadi, Jan 04 '23 at 16:40
I have tried using os.system('cls') and os.system('clear') but it didnt work in google colab — Jathin Chetty, Jan 04 '23 at 17:02
How about this then: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52751413/how-to-clear-python-output-programatically-in-google-colaboratory — Pranav Hosangadi, Jan 04 '23 at 17:02

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 04 '23 at 16:39

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Try using os.system("clear") instead. That should do the trick. Google Colab uses linux and cls is for windows but clear is for macos and linux.

answered Jan 04 '23 at 16:39

Jackbaklava

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Questions as basic as this have usually already been asked and answered. The correct action is to find the pre-existing question, and flag / vote to close this one as a duplicate. Don't answer duplicate questions! – Pranav Hosangadi Jan 04 '23 at 16:42
My bad, will definitely do that in the future – Jackbaklava Jan 04 '23 at 16:45
https://www.grepper.com/tpc/clear+console+in+google+collab – Jackbaklava Jan 05 '23 at 12:31

how do i clear the output screen or terminal in python? os.system("clear") and os.system("cls") did not work. (In google collaboratory)

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